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In the past year, sales of pie — and the opening of pie bars — has taken off. One possible reason? Pie brings people together, bakers say, especially in times of tragedy and political discord.

House Republicans have a plan that would force schools to reimburse the government for a share of the federal loans their students don't repay.

Can we know which jobs are more or less likely to be "taken" by artificial intelligence? Planet Money looks into what jobs might be immune from a robot takeover.

Senate approves congressional map despite Democrats’ and civil rights groups’ opposition and a last-minute revelation that a firm hired by GOP legislative leaders offered input behind closed doors.

Nuns sue to avoid contraceptive coverage. A baker refuses to make a cake for a same-sex wedding. These ongoing battles bring into question the scope of the right to religious liberty in America. Where do one person's rights end and another's begin?

The upcoming hearings regarding the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol are reminiscent of another watershed political event: the 1973 Watergate hearings.

The injunction is based on concerns over the state's method of execution. A state judge had earlier halted the killings because of complaints over the state acquired its lethal injection drugs.

Christina Baker Kline's new novel incorporates a true piece of American history. One of the book's protagonists, an Irish orphan, is packed onto a train and sent to the Midwest. In real life, "orphan trains" were intended to save children from the streets, but sometimes resulted in near-slavery.

The romance genre continues to grow rapidly, as readers flock to fantasy and dark romance love stories.

The unpublished data also reveals vaccinated people infected with the Delta variant have measurable viral loads similar to those who are unvaccinated.