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On this day in 1818, Detroit passed a morality law allowing public whippings. In 1934, Michigan issued its first old-age pension checks. And in 1980, an earthquake shook the state.

Pop megastar Madonna's new album, called 'Veronica Electronica,' returns to a time when Madonna was at the peak of her powers – and when dance music transformed into forms that were both more aggressive and more psychedelic.

More than two million people living in Gaza are starving and hopes for a temporary ceasefire have been dashed after the U.S. accused Hamas of negotiating in bad faith.

NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with Tamerra Griffin of The Athletic about Sunday's Euro Cup final between Spain and England.

As the deadline for the start of 30 percent tariffs on the EU, Cecilia Malmstrom, former European Commissioner for Trade, explains the scope and scale of the EU-US trading partnership and what's at stake if a deal isn't reached.

In this series, NPR takes readers and listeners inside NPR and explains how we do our journalism. Here, Sergio Martínez-Beltrán and Kat Lonsdorf share how they reported on the aftermath of deadly flooding, for this week's Reporter's Notebook.

During a week of urgent news, the administration has pushed a report on Obama and Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. election. NPR Senior Political Editor and correspondent Domenico Montanaro and Cybersecurity correspondent Jenna McLaughlin unpack the context and timing.

John Michael Osbourne, a poor student from Birmingham, UK, exceeded expectations and helped invent heavy metal. A moment to remember the singular Ozzy Osbourne, who died this week at the age of 76.

Neurotic robots are a staple of science fiction. One study recently found that neurotic traits in a robot can make them seem more relatable.

NPR's Scott Simon asks the Norwegian Refugee Council's Shaina Low about conditions in Gaza and calls for Israel to end its blockade there.