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NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with U.S. Secretary of Labor Thomas Perez about the movement to increase minimum wages at the local level.

National security hawks want a bill that would order tech companies to open phones for law enforcement; other legislators think a panel should dig into the subject and make recommendations first.

Federal rules mostly prohibit nursing homes from refusing to readmit residents after a hospital stay. But states rarely enforce the regulations. Some California families are now suing the state.

Most people who drop out of college drop out the first year, and, so far, interventions haven't done much to change that. Now, campuses are coming together to try something new.

A team of health experts is tracking down mothers who had babies with microcephaly to try to prove or debunk the link to Zika virus.

President Obama wants to close the U.S. detention facility at Guantanamo Bay. If the prison closes, some have warned, the president would hand the base itself over to Cuba.

During a concert in the city that is home to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, The Boss tried to rev up the audience — exclaiming, "Party noises Pittsburgh." The problem? He was in Cleveland.

A blogger for the website Eater claims the phrase "breakfast taco" originated in Austin, Texas. But San Antonians dispute that — saying their city is the true birthplace.

The boy's obvious glee at wearing a plastic-bag shirt bearing the number 10 won him many fans. Soccer superstar Lionel Messi was evidently one of them.

Oscars too white for you? Here are some alternative ways to celebrate film — and people of color in film — on Hollywood's big night.