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NPR's Lauren Frayer arrived in London after years in India, and she's been covering Britain with the legacy of empire in view.

The grandson of the Reese's Peanut Butter Cups creator has launched a campaign against The Hershey Company, which owns the Reese's brand. He wants them to stop skimping on ingredients.

The Minnesota Democrat was President Jimmy Carter's vice president and the Democratic nominee for president in 1984. He's lauded for humor and transforming the vice presidency, but also for decency.

This year, China pledged to go carbon-neutral by 2060. It has invested heavily in solar, wind and nuclear energy. Still, coal-fired heavy industry made up 37% of its economic activity last year.

The 17-year-old accused of killing two was a police youth cadet in the Chicago suburbs. He said on social media that he went to Wisconsin to assist police.

The intense political backlash over the academic approach of examining U.S. institutions through the lens of race is shaping up to be a major cultural battle ahead of next year's midterm elections.

For more than 200 years, the census was overseen by white leaders. Holmes' 1998 stint as acting director blazed a trail for Biden's pick, who may become the count's first permanent director of color.

The officially designated Communist Party historical sites venerate Mao Zedong and, increasingly, the country's current leader, Xi Jinping. Tourists sometimes do manual labor and dress up as soldiers.

Many universities have seen increases in academic misconduct. And while cutting corners took on different forms during the pandemic, the jury is still out on whether cheating actually went up.

Hundreds of bills passed in the 2021 regular legislative session in Texas become law, including abortion and voting restrictions, a ban on critical race theory, permitless carry and more.