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For decades, youth employment was down. But now the labor market is stretched thin and young people are working again.

A federal appeals court has ruled health insurance plans need to cover gender-affirming surgeries. Trans people in West Virginia and North Carolina sued to get the coverage.

Enrollment in two-year colleges has dropped nationwide by about 750,000 students. But degree programs in construction trades are booming.

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Reuters reporter Ned Parker about the abuse and hostility against judges hearing cases involving former President Donald Trump.

A middle-aged protagonist struggles with his own sense of impermanence — and the return of his long-absent father. The Shadowless Tower is a subtle film that draws you in at every step.

The 2023 national podcasting contest for college students is open for entries. It will close on January 5.

Authorities in the Russian republic of Chechnya will only allow music between 80 and 116 beats per minute, though it's unclear how the rule will be enforced.

A local artist is turning the mountains of plastic garbage that wash up on beaches into dramatic sculptures of the very marine life threatened by the deluge of plastics.

On Jan. 1, all sound recordings before 1923 entered the public domain, due to the Music Modernization Act. The release is a treasure trove of opera, vaudeville, marching bands and spoken word.

The site is located 25 miles south of Dominion Energy’s wind farm already under construction in Virginia. Company leaders say it will help them meet rising electricity demand.