Music is a big part of Taiwan’s culture. The island even has its own special type of opera. In one temple, a small theater troupe is preparing a special performance -- just for the gods.

Voters in a small German town added the name of a third man to their ballot papers who they thought would be more suitable than those officially running. He politely turned down the opportunity.

America has seen a major re-alignment among how people with college degrees and people without degrees vote. What's behind this shift and what will it mean for either party moving forward?

NPR's Juana Summers speaks with Morning Edition co-hosts Michel Martin and Steve Inskeep about their reporting from the crucial swing state of Pennsylvania two weeks before the general election.

NPR's Juana Summers speaks with David Scott, Associated Press Decision Desk editor, about the 2024 presidential election and how AP calls races.

On this week's "My Unsung Hero" from Hidden Brain, Malcolm Campbell honors his high school civics teacher, who helped him understand the true value of education.

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Yulia Navalnya about her husband's posthumous memoir Patriot. It is the story of his youth, activism, family and commitment to the cause of Russian democracy.

E. coli food poisoning linked to McDonald’s Quarter Pounder hamburgers has sickened at least 49 people in 10 states, ...

The move to legalize recreational cannabis in Florida has generated $100 million, the most spent on ballot question in U.S. history. Sixty% of voters need to answer “yes” for the amendment to pass.

The Israeli military said that one of its airstrikes earlier this month killed Hashem Safieddine. There was no immediate ...

Striking machinists at Boeing will vote Wednesday on a new contract offer. It comes as the company is set to release disappointing quarterly earnings amid production and quality control problems.

A video making lurid and false claims about the Democratic presidential candidate was spread by pro-Trump accounts.