Mia Venkat

One topic dominated online conversation this week: the American Eagle jeans ad featuring actress Sydney Sweeney. We break down why people are so worked up about it.

One of the nation's oldest Civil Rights organization warns the Trump administration's policies have thrust the country into a "state of emergency" for antidiscrimination policies, personal freedoms and black economic advancement.

As 'Survivor' celebrates 25 years, this group of friends recreate their own version of the reality TV show — complete with cutthroat competition and brutal blindsides.

The likelihood that the newly elected pope has consumed a Chicago style hot dog is not zero. And that means something.

This week, the internet was up in arms over who would win in battle: 100 men or a single silverback gorilla? One expert says the real fight is much bigger.

Meet Bridgette and Paula Powers, identical twins who speak in synch and dedicate themselves to animal conservation.

Amid tariff confusion, online vendors are looking to recruit new customers.

NPR's Juana Summers speaks with Hampton Dellinger, who formerly led an independent watchdog agency, about his decision to drop his lawsuit challenging Trump's attempt to fire him without cause.

A team from NPR speaks with voters along a 15-mile road that cuts through the Milwaukee area's segregated neighborhoods as election season continues in this crucial swing state.

In a state where every vote matters, both Democratic and Republican campaigns are not only trying to win in counties where they're strongest, they're also trying to lose by less.