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The singer's life has played out like a country song: leaving an abusive father, living in a car, barely scraping by. Her big break came, of all places, at a cafe that was going out of business.

A zoo in Japan is sending one of its lemurs to the island of Jersey in the English Channel. The primate is not being sent as a visiting attraction, but in the hope that she will find a mate.

With budget cuts, staff shortages and struggling students, it's not easy being a teacher in America. Two veteran educators say they teach best when they do it from the heart.

Florida’s health insurance market for next year is beginning to take shape, and there will be cost increases. But that’s not what’s raising eyebrows....

A year after the police shooting of Michael Brown, a new report lays out "a path toward racial equity."

Mount Aso, one of the country's most active volcanoes, unexpectedly erupted on Monday, spewing ash for miles. No injuries or damage were immediately reported.

The Jewish Democratic presidential candidate admitted differences with his conservative Christian audience at Liberty University, but called for civil discourse on social justice and morality issues.

When Republican candidates take the debate stage later this week, their social media teams will also be tweeting up a storm. NPR looks at social media on the trail.

The Hillary Clinton campaign has not disclosed whether her private server was wiped, or if emails on it were simply deleted. If it was wiped, that could cripple the federal investigation.

Music critic Will Hermes has been won over by the remarkably beautiful, pure voice of Joan Shelley. He reviews her new album, Over and Even.