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For the first time since 2001, an all-women team is competing in the Volvo Ocean Race, an around-the-world slog through some of the most unforgiving water on the planet.

American English has a rich history of regionalisms — which sometimes tell us a lot about where we come from.

In New Prairie Kitchen, a Nebraska food writer collects recipes and stories from Great Plains chefs and farmers. Their movement utilizes local ingredients like bison, morels and black walnuts.

A brief and incomplete study of men's hats in American history — and what they reveal.

The old U.S. Embassy in Havana has a storied past. The Cubans long described it as a nest of spies. Today the building again becomes an embassy as the U.S. and Cuba formally restore relations.

"The Donald" has high national name recognition and has made forays into politics before. He was once one of several contenders for the nomination of the Reform Party and won a primary.

The number of dollars of unpaid child support each year in the U.S. is well into the billions. NPR's Rachel Martin speaks with data expert Mona Chalabi of FiveThirtyEight.com about the numbers.

Farmers, chefs and small-batch producers get a lot of praise these days. Truckers are rarely mentioned — yet most of the food that ends up on our dinner tables depends on their labor.

Mayor Bloomberg relented after officials and citizens questioned his decision to allow the 26.2 mile road race to continue despite the misery. Bloomberg said he did not want the controversy to cloud the event.

A study released last month by Wichita State University found that Kansas' sales tax pushes shoppers across state and county lines in order to save mon...