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A bill to change Michigan’s minimum wage law ahead of it taking effect passed the state Legislature Wednesday. The law is scheduled to take effect Friday.

A new government tracker claims DOGE has saved billions from ending federal contracts. But an NPR analysis of the data finds the claimed savings don't add up.

Ireland is poised to pass a BDS bill that would criminalize trade with Israeli settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territories and potentially clash with EU trade law.

If you're feeling fed up with winter — the icy weather, the gray skies, the shorter days and lack of sunlight — you're not alone. What can we learn from other countries have to endure such weather?

New York City Mayor Eric Adams and DOJ attorneys appeared before federal Judge Dale Ho Tuesday afternoon, arguing that five federal corruption and bribery charges against Adams should be put on hold.

Thanks to the U.S. government's tradition of data transparency, there is a way to see exactly what money is going to government programs and agencies. O research group used it to create a widget.

Months after a public vote to end one of the strictest bans in the U.S., abortion access starts opening up in Missouri clinics. It's part of the ongoing changes in abortion rights as the issue varies now state by state.

Billionaire Elon Musk is helping the Trump administration orchestrate mass firings of federal workers, a tactic he's used in his business career. He's up against different realities in the government.

Why are so many love interests in romantic comedy or romance movies architects? NPR finds out from an Architectural Digest writer.

Firings at the U.S. Forest Service will interrupt land management work that will leave the U.S. more exposed to damaging wildfires, among other impacts, according to employees at the agency.