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Ebbers built WorldCom into one of the world's largest telecommunications companies, only to see it all end in bankruptcy and federal fraud charges. He died Sunday at age 78.

NPR's Elissa Nadworny speaks with Harry Litman, a law professor and former DOJ official, about the upcoming hearings from the committee investigating the attack on the U.S. Capitol.

State test results released Wednesday show growth in reading and math and record graduation rates, but problems in math and chronic absenteeism.

Two members of Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency were given accounts on classified networks that hold highly guarded details about America's nuclear weapons, two sources tell NPR.

Bright says he was removed from his post as a high-ranking federal scientist focused on vaccines because of his reluctance to promote drugs such as hydroxychloroquine to treat COVID-19 patients.

Sens. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz.,and John Curtis, R-Utah, want to hold social media companies accountable for the negative impacts their algorithms have on people. They spoke to NPR about their bill.

Top Chinese Communist Party officials are meeting in Beijing to choose their next leadership. What happens at the Party Congress remains shrouded in secrecy.

For many African Americans, patriotism is complicated because the promises of America aren't fulfilled equally. The Fourth of July brings a challenge: reconciling national pride with systemic racism.

Baltimore County police shot and killed Korryn Gaines, 23, on Monday after an hours-long standoff; her 5-year-old son was wounded. Police say Gaines was posting video of the standoff on social media.

In 2016, people of color wrote or illustrated fewer than a quarter of new children's books. Here's why that matters.