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The White House says more than 150 volunteers decorated the building for a week to put together this year's holiday decorations. First lady Jill Biden selected a theme of "We the People."

Across the U.S., and especially here in Milwaukee, pregnant people and newborn infants are more at risk for dying from complications compared to other developed countries. AkkeNeel Talsma, an associate professor at the college of nursing at UW-Milwaukee, developed the MaternityMetrix app to help change that.

The dead suspect, Khalid Masood, 52, was named Adrian Russell Ajao at birth, police say. Several victims remain in hospital. Eight of 11 people arrested by police have been released with no action.

Those killed in the head-on crash in West Texas included six students and a coach from the University of the Southwest who were returning home from a golf tournament, authorities said.

South Carolina is one of about two dozen states that have few or no statewide LGBTQ protections. The federal Equality Act would change that, but some in the state say the bill goes too far.

Nikole Hannah-Jones says the contributions of Black people are often left out of the American story. Her mission is to reframe U.S. history through the lens of slavery.

James Linton tricked many high-profile people into having conversations with him over email by using other people's identities. NPR's Elise Hu speaks with Linton about how relatively easy it was and why he has decided to retire.

Over 20 states are trying to bar people from using food assistance to buy candy and soda, and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has said he'll expand the ban. Some recipients fear they may lose aid altogether.

By fall of 2024, what's currently Wauwatosa's Wisconsin Avenue Park will be renamed Moss Universal Park. It will have universal fields, accessible playgrounds, a renovated clubhouse and more, so that everyone can play.

Prominent Christian theologian Richard B. Hays' work was often cited as a reason for not allowing same-sex relationships in Christian churches. In a new book, The Widening of God's Mercy, co-written with his son Chris Hays, he reverses course, and cites Biblical support for allowing LGBTQ relationships in Christianity.