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Rodney Robinson, a teacher at a juvenile detention center in Richmond, Va., and the 2019 National Teacher of the Year, talks about needing diverse teachers and a culturally relevant curriculum.

Puerto Rico's unstable electric grid affects every sector of society, including the island's rich cultural scene. An outage abruptly ended an emerging pianist's recent concert, touching a nerve.

Pregnant women in intensive care with severe cases of the flu have a higher risk of giving birth to babies prematurely. The risk of breathing problems for the baby is also substantially higher.

Space scientists on Earth have improvised a tool on the Mars rover to help them figure out how a giant mountain on the Red Planet came to be. Their surprising conclusion: It's likely windswept sand.

Christmas starts early in a lot of retail stores, but in Venezuela it's starting Oct. 1. NPR's Scott Simon explains.

With a new album, Michelle Zauner tells NPR she is finally finding balance between all the things she yearns for: her career goals, a connection to family and a connection to her ancestral home of Korea.

Almost all major American labor unions are supporting Vice President Kamala Harris in this year's presidential election. But many rank-and-file members of those unions do not.

Zimbabwean Olympic swimmer Kirsty Coventry has been elected to head the International Olympic Committee. The two-time gold medalist is marking a whole new set of 'firsts.'

Rural school district superintendents are trying to find the best use of limited resources. Taking on the state's unmaintained buildings, they say, will only increase their burden.

Forecasters say the storm will dump heavy snow, sleet and freezing rain from the Southern Rockies into New England through Monday.