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Author Madeleine Ryan was diagnosed with autism while she was writing her new novel — she says creating her main character helped her embrace the way she process her own thoughts and feelings.

By John KanelisSchool is about to commence at Texas colleges and universities very soon.This will be the most unusual start of an academic year in…

Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Friday that the city's cultural institutions will be able to reopen later this month. Less than 1% of COVID-19 tests in the state have been coming back positive.

Team USA skateboarder Maurio McCoy tells NPR how he's spending his summer now that the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo are postponed until next year.

Sen. Kamala Harris' father immigrated from Jamaica to the United States in 1961. Now, Jamaicans from his hometown are celebrating that she has been chosen as Joe Biden's running mate.

Lawmakers worry that changes made by the new postmaster general will make it more difficult for people to vote in the presidential election.

Tens of thousands are still without power in the aftermath of the storm system that slammed the state last week, flattening homes, buildings and countless acres of farmland.

Crews had already removed thousands of tons of fuel oil from the ship to stave off further harm to the environment. Still, scientists say it's the worst ecological disaster in the country's history.

Tens of thousands took to the streets to demand change on Sunday, as incumbent President Alexander Lukashenko defended election results that international observers have decried as illegitimate.

NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Amanda McBaine and Jesse Moss, directors of the documentary Boys State.