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New Hampshire is participating in a program to help teenagers stop using electronic cigarettes, liquid nicotine vape products, cigarettes and smokeless…

As New Orleans comes back to life, the restaurants that have reopened their doors are hopping. Michele Norris visits Li'l Dizzy's Cafe, where owner Wayne Baquet cooks up breakfast for about a hundred customers every morning.

Commentator Bruce Feiler, a New Yorker and author of the book Abraham: A Journey to the Heart of Three Faiths, takes a trip to the newly re-opened Statue of Liberty and shares some of his observations.

The Republican Party was formed 150 years ago, at a time when national politics were dominated by regional rivalries and an unresolved debate over slavery. The GOP was created in a small schoolhouse in rural Ripon, Wis., by anti-slavers and others unhappy with the status quo. Hear NPR's Andrea Seabrook.

Immigration arrests and protests have sparked unrest in the city since Friday.

The New Hampshire legislature is considering a bill that would expand the state’s renewable portfolio standards. That means more money to subsidize…

In the run-up to the Belmont — the final race in the Triple Crown — commentator Frank Deford explains why he doesn't want I'll Have Another to be the winning horse.

Colorado's High Park Fire northwest of Fort Collins has topped 46,000 acres, making it one of the largest wildfires in the state's history. It's also destroyed more than 100 buildings. But firefighters are beginning to gain ground and have started containing the blaze.

Astrophysicist Adam Frank says that private rocket ships will launch a sure future for Americans.

An Egyptian court has upheld the conviction against famous comedian Adel Imam for offending Islam in some of his most popular films. Despite protests by Islamists, he received only a suspended sentence and paid a fine of about $170. NPR's Soraya Nelson reports the court's ruling bolsters worries that an Islamist-ruled Egypt will stifle freedom of speech.