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In response to exclusive NPR reporting into a troubled federal grant program for public school teachers, Education Secretary Betsy DeVos told Congressional leaders Tuesday that she is aware of the program's problems and has taken steps to fix it.

Colombia held its first presidential elections this past weekend since the end of the country's half-century old guerilla war. Two candidates will now face-off in a run-off election next month.

Adm. Harry Harris is the head of the U.S. Pacific Command and is known for his hawkish views on North Korea and China. His nomination comes amid the ongoing drama on the Korean Peninsula.

This Memorial Day weekend, NPR's Scott Simon looks at what patriotism means for longtime civil rights leader the Rev. William J. Barber II and for visitors to the National Mall in Washington, D.C.

The decision comes after Republicans and Democrats on the House intelligence committee released dueling memos in February about surveillance of a onetime Trump campaign foreign policy adviser.

The Aces' full-length debut is a pop confectionery, and fit to be blasted from car stereos, but there's substance to its sweetness

The cellist makes meditative, sometimes disorienting music with pedals, loops, sine tones and an expansive imagination.

Reed finished with a 1-under 71 to withstand a late challenge from Rickie Fowler. Reed is the fourth consecutive golfer to win his first major tournament at the Masters.

A final report by the Federal Communications Commission on Hawaii's false missile alert provided analysis into what went wrong and recommendations on how to prevent another mishap.

The church has named its first Latin-American and Asian-American apostles at a semi-annual conference in Salt Lake City.