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San Francisco already required buildings to be "solar ready," and starting in 2017, actual panels will be mandated. It's the first major U.S. city to take such a step, according to the bill's sponsor.

There might very well be a legitimate explanation for why some of those names were removed in Brooklyn ahead of New York's Democratic primary.

If someone asked you when the next election was, you might think November, or maybe even the primary vote in June. Actually, the next election is in two…

NPR's Robert Siegel talks to Lonnie Bunch, founding director of the Smithsonian's National Museum of African-American History and Culture, about the significance of putting Tubman on U.S. currency.

The report, created by Reporters Without Borders, also slams the treatment of journalists covering the 2016 presidential race and #BlackLivesMatter protests.

The swing in public opinion on marijuana legalization has been as quick as the swing on same-sex marriage. But there's reason to think it could fall.

NPR follows up with Flint, Mich., resident Jeneyah McDonald for her reaction to the charges brought against two Michigan state officials and one Flint employee for their role in the water crisis. The city of 100,000 has been in a state of emergency for four months, after its tap water was found to have elevated levels of lead.

Khairuldeen Makhzoomi was removed from a Southwest Airlines flight after another passenger overheard him speaking on his cellphone in Arabic. An advocate calls the incident "absurd and bewildering."

Anders Breivik — the right-wing extremist who killed 77 people in 2011 — has been treated inhumanely in prison, a Norwegian court says.

Solar Impulse 2 is attempting to circumnavigate the world using only the sun's power. It has been grounded in Hawaii for maintenance and is now on a three day journey heading to California.