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Those who want a health bill passed by Christmas fear that if that doesn't happen, there could be a repeat of the brutal August town hall meetings. Others don't think the situation is so dire and say that Democrats could deliver the bill to Obama by the spring.

Professor Jordan Ellenberg gives students points for recognizing when they get a wrong answer, even if they can't figure out why. In his new book, he writes that good math is about good reasoning.

This year's Video Music Awards brought in more than 860,000 viewers — up about 37% from last year. Is MTV having a moment?

American Tyler Walker Williams is a political leader at India's Jawaharlal Nehru University. How did a 29-year-old born in rural California find himself leading a politically minded student body in New Delhi?

In South Carolina, GOP voters are tuning in to the presidential debates, even if Donald Trump is sitting them out. They are deciding who to vote for in the state's early primary next year.

The meeting will follow months of back-and-forth diplomacy to smooth over disagreements and set stage for first interaction since they sat down together in Bali, Indonesia last year

Thomas Piketty's Capital in the Twenty-First Century evokes another famous tome with "capital" in its title, and makes comparisons inevitable.

The next House speaker will need to win the support of 218 members and Ukraine aid is expected to be a significant factor.

Millions of Venezuelans have migrated to escape authoritarian rule and their country's worst economic crisis. For the first time, they're the largest group detained for entering the U.S. irregularly.

A new video casts Donald Trump as a Messiah-like figure. NPR's Steve Inkseep unpacks its meaning with Robert P. Jones, president and founder of Public Religion Research Institution (PRRI).