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The move came one day after President Donald Trump signed an executive order intended to ban transgender athletes from girls' ...

Picture book author Mac Barnett has been named the Library of Congress' new ambassador for young people's literature. He discusses what the role means when engaging kids in reading can be a struggle.

Shortly after Kendrick Lamar took home five Grammy awards, he's getting his biggest single audience ever, as the featured artist of this year's Super Bowl halftime show.

Chicken wings are abundant and relatively affordable for this weekend's Super Bowl. That's in contrast to the egg market, which has thrown for a loss by avian flu.

Some companies have announced diversity rollbacks — but many more are deleting or softening language from their investor disclosures, an NPR analysis finds.

An attempt to identify and explain some of the biggest things that happened each week, and draw attention to some that have been overlooked.

The new movie "Jazzy" follows two young girls as they navigate the ups and downs of adolescence in South Dakota. NPR's Michel Martin speaks with the film's director and young star.