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Prisons often give disproportionately harsher punishments for minor offenses to women than to men, according to a new federal report that backs up the findings of an earlier NPR investigation.

Many of America's communities are changing, and so is how voters think about what matters most to them and whom they want their leaders to be.

NPR is repeatedly visiting several cities which will play a big role in the 2020 presidential election. First stop: Charlotte to see where voters are on the issues and on the candidates.

A woman told Philly's local CBS station it was like sulfur. Another said she was afraid to smoke in case it was a gas leak. It comes and goes, and officials have looked for the source for months.

Deborah Falcione tells WTAE-TV that her little dog Porschia is 16 years old, deaf and blind. A neighbor had found the dog four blocks away — cold, but otherwise OK.

Because of the coronavirus outbreak, Israel is banning the entry of foreign nationals who have been in China, Thailand, Singapore, Japan and South Korea over the last two weeks.

NPR has adopted key communities to focus on this election year. NPR's Steve Inskeep will focus on Charlotte and NPR's Ari Shapiro will visit Pueblo.

The support of Rep. James Clyburn, one of the most influential African Americans in South Carolina politics, is not a surprise but hints at an effort to win over black voters.

South Korea, Italy and Iran have each confirmed at least 10 deaths from the coronavirus disease COVID-19, a mark that surpasses the death toll reported in many Chinese provinces.

Our panelists read three stories about someone who traded their principals for cold hard cash, only one of which is true.