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Public defenders operate under heavy pressure and budget constraints 60 years after the Supreme Court ruled low-income criminal defendants should be provided lawyers even if they can't pay for them.

The gym of a Rolling Fork school has become a makeshift hub to get much-needed emergency aid, meals and hope for thousands affected by the tornadoes.

President Trump continued to attack his attorney general on Twitter. But allies of Jeff Sessions say he doesn't want to resign.

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Raphael Bostic, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, about the Fed's decision to raise interest rates again.

Seven Henrico County, Virginia, sheriff's deputies and three hospital employees were charged with second-degree murder following the death of 28-year-old Irvo Otieno.

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Alberto Carvalho, superintendent of the Los Angeles Unified School District, after union workers began a three-day strike.

With many U.S. school districts grappling with teacher shortages, we look at the forces behind these shortages and what can be done about them.

The effort by the Project on Government Oversight and the Lawyers Defending American Democracy follows criticism aimed at the court for perceived ethical lapses and failures to deal with them.

U.S. employers added 311,000 jobs in February, a modest slowdown from the month before. The jobs report will be closely studied by the Federal Reserve as policymakers try to battle inflation.

The lenders including J.P.Morgan and Wells Fargo would deposit $30 billion into the beleaguered midsized lender as part of the rescue.