Search results for

The New Jersey governor has seen his political stock fall, but he tried to begin anew with his official presidential announcement at his high school alma mater.

A school should be defined by its commitment to great teaching and social equity, says the outgoing president of LaGuardia Community College.

Retired race car driver Janet Guthrie was the first woman to qualify for the Indianapolis 500. NPR's Don Gonyea speaks with Guthrie and filmmaker Jenna Ricker about the new documentary, Qualified.

A number of top election officials won't be around next year. Some are retiring after long careers, but others are feeling the strain of an increasingly demanding and politicized job.

Steve Inskeep talks to Harvard economist Nathan Hendren, a co-author of the study, which shows social mobility in the United States is not decreasing. David Wessel, of the Brookings Institution and a contributor to The Wall Street Journal, says while mobility isn't getting any worse, there still is a big gap between rich and poor.

Two skaters from the Russian Olympic Committee took the top two spots at the women's program at the Beijing Olympics. Kamila Valieva, who has been at the center of a scandal, took fourth place.

President Joe Biden's pick to serve as America's top military officer warned senators Tuesday of the difficulties posed by any potential conflict in Asia and described how he would use lessons learned from the Ukraine war to help the U.S. military prepare. General C.G. Brown's nomination is among more than 260 being stalled by Republican Sen. Tommy Tuberville of Alabama

The 95th Academy Awards air Sunday Night on ABC. Below is the full list of nominees, with winners marked in bold.

Many worry how effectively the South Korean government will handle the disaster as it grapples with a leadership vacuum after the impeachments of the country's top two officials.

Fresh Air critic David Bianculli watches more TV than anyone he knows. He found it impossible to come up with a top 10 list this year — and is reveling in the abundance of exceptional shows.