A new model in Vermont emphasizes hands-on learning while stripping away frills like gyms and meal plans that increase costs. Other newly created institutions are also reimagining college.(Image credit: Oliver...

Democrats and Republicans in Troy, New York, took on a national Catholic health system and kept the county's last birthing center open.(Image credit: Katherine Bruno)

Utah District Judge Tony Graf Jr. will hear arguments over evidence introduced in July, to decide if there's enough probable cause for a trial in the shooting of the conservative...

GE Appliances is leaning heavily into artificial intelligence to improve quality and efficiency on the factory floor.(Image credit: Julie Holder for NPR)

Spiking prices and rental bidding wars are raising fears of more displacement in a city where previous tech booms and a housing shortage have already driven out many.(Image credit: Heather...

President Trump's ambitious deportation goals depend on the cooperation of local law enforcement, but some states don't want to take part. Now, sheriffs who want to cooperate with ICE are...