Today in the Planet Money newsletter, five recent papers that lit lightbulbs in our brains, and are maybe worth taking a look ...

Four races highlight this year's elections: a redistricting referendum in California, governor's races in New Jersey and Virginia and the mayoral contest in New York City.

There are strict rules about what drug companies can say in TV or print ads. But a new study shows there's a lot more wiggle room when companies pay to sponsor online search results.

For decades, Tibetans built a capital in exile in Dharamshala, India, and sent their kids to a school founded by the Dalai ...

Propel makes a free app for people on food stamps. Now it's giving some of them $50 each, as some private companies, ...

President Trump wants to expand grazing and reduce regulations to grow the American cattle herd. But his plan to import Argentinian beef to lower prices is causing a backlash across the heartland.

NPR's Leila Fadel speaks to Tareq Baconi, a Palestinian scholar. His memoir, "Fire in Every Direction," explores queer identity, family history, and political awakening.

For decades, Tibetans built a capital-in-exile in Dharamshala in India, and they sent their kids to a school founded by the Dalai Lama. But their numbers are now decreasing.

A political scandal has erupted over allegations of severe abuses of Palestinians. A military official, who had leaked a ...

The war involving the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces has created the world's largest humanitarian disaster, a leading ...

NBA coaching legend Phil Jackson and basketball writer Sam Smith take their decades-long friendship to the page in their book Masters of the Game: A Conversational History of the NBA in 75 players.

In the Garden State, there's an unusual public school holiday between Halloween and Thanksgiving known as Jersey Week.