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Maxima Guerrero and Daniel Rodriguez canvass for votes in Phoenix. Rodriguez moved to the U.S. with his mother when he was a child, and is undocumented. "The best thing I can do now," he says, "is organize those that can [vote], and make them vote for me."

Arizona Immigration Activists Mobilize Latino Vote

Maricopa County, Ariz., which for years has been ground zero in the debate over immigration, is now the center of an interesting trend. Undocumented immigrants inspired by the state's tough immigration law are among those mobilizing Latino citizens to vote in the November presidential election.

America's Affection For Hometown Confections

If you're gaga for a Nut Goodie, we know just where you're coming from. In fact, the candy you love can say a lot about where you grew up. Americans rally around their regional treats, maybe because they take us back to a simpler, sweeter time.

The Wisconsin state Capitol in Madison is shown in 2017.

There's a GOP push in Wisconsin to take over the state's election system

Some GOP lawmakers in Wisconsin want to strip the state's bipartisan elections agency of its power and give it to the Republican-controlled Legislature. The idea is backed by GOP Sen. Ron Johnson.

Durham County Commissioner Nida Allam was inspired to run for office in North Carolina after three of her friends were killed by a neighbor in 2015.

Their lives were changed by gun violence, and now they're running for office

One of the country's top gun control groups is now actively recruiting candidates who have experienced the effects of gun violence to run for local, state and national offices.

Groundhog Club handler A.J. Dereume holds Punxsutawney Phil, the weather prognosticating groundhog, Wednesday during the 136th celebration of Groundhog Day on Gobbler's Knob in Punxsutawney, Pa.

These 2 groundhogs have conflicting weather predictions — so take your pick

On the day when America puts its faith in the paws of furry forecasters, prominent groundhogs Punxsutawney Phil and Staten Island Chuck do not agree on how many more weeks of winter there will be.

Teacher burnout and thinning substitute teacher rolls combined with the continuing fallout of the winter surge is pushing public school leaders to the brink of desperation. Lawmakers are responding by temporarily rewriting hiring rules.

Lawmakers are rewriting rules as schools grapple with teacher shortages

Burnout and thinning substitute teacher rolls plus the fallout of the omicron surge is pushing school leaders to the brink of desperation. Lawmakers are responding by rewriting hiring rules.

For the 36 countries with the lowest vaccination rates, supply isn't the only issue

Even as wealthy countries hit 80% vaccination rates, a number of countries have not even vaccinated 1 in 10 citizens. Our interactive map shows the vaccination landscape.

Miriam Colvin's podcast "<a href="https://soundcloud.com/miriam-colvin/competition-with-the-best">Competition With The Best</a>" was one of two grand prize winners in the college edition of NPR's Student Podcast Challenge.

Family Lore Fact-Check: Finding The Teen Muhammad Ali 'Boxed Along The Way'

For years, Miriam Colvin's grandfather told the story of a boxing match between a young Indiana farm boy and a 14-year-old kid from Kentucky — named Cassius Clay. But was the story true?

Republican Rep. Tim Burchett Reacts To Testimony About Whistleblower Complaint

NPR's Audie Cornish talks with Rep. Tim Burchett, R-Tenn., about Thursday's testimony before the House Intelligence Committee by acting Director of National Intelligence Joseph Maguire.

Prison reporter Keri Blakinger reflects on her time in incarceration in new memoir

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Keri Blakinger, author of the new memoir Corrections In Ink, which is about her path from Olympic figure skating dreams, to drug addiction, and then to prison.

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