Half a dozen top executives at the U.S. Agency for Global Media were ousted this week, the latest in a shake-up that started with the arrival of a conservative filmmaker as the agency's new chief.

One of the ways that people are coping with coronavirus anxiety is by baking. Maybe you're noticing friends whom you never thought of as "bakers"...

Because of the coronavirus pandemic, the public broadcaster lost about a quarter of its radio audience in the second quarter of 2020, compared with a year earlier. Even so, digital audiences surged.

Journalism lost a trailblazing voice yesterday. Cokie Roberts, who covered Congress for NPR beginning in the 1970s and later joined ABC News, passed...

National Public Radio founding mother and media icon Cokie Roberts has passed away at age 75. Reflect on her contributions to public radio and public...

In 2007, Venezuela's Hugo Chavez government effectively shut down RCTV, the nation's most influential private cable channel. The decision sparked...

She took her columns for Teen Vogue seriously, and now she’s taking her skills to NPR. On Second Though t met Isabella Sarmiento Gomez, a new NPR Kroc...

Public health is a topic that is generally overlooked until a community experiences a crisis. The CDC Foundation recently launched the second season of...

As peak tornado season bears down on the Southeast, On Second Thought is looking at who gets aid after disasters. A recent NPR investigation found...

The University of Tennessee is making a big promise: Starting in 2020, the system will offer free tuition to qualifying low-income students enrolling at...

In 2017, thousands evacuated southeast Texas in preparation for Hurricane Harvey. As they sped down the highway away from the storm, one car drove...

President Donald Trump meets with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Monday in an unprecedented summit between the two countries. The meeting takes...

It's been 100 years since a Spanish influenza epidemic killed as many as 50 million people worldwide , including 675,000 Americans. A new book on the...

Comedian Paula Poundstone is concerned she will have to whisper her act at the Miller Theater in Augusta Friday. "Because of the golf," she told us in a...

This year's Pulitzer Prize winners and finalists were announced Tuesday . We listened back to interviews with four past and present honorees. Renee...