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The Kingston Trio made the song a hit in 1958, but it's an old folk song about a murder that happened in 1866.

One of the country's top gun control groups is now actively recruiting candidates who have experienced the effects of gun violence to run for local, state and national offices.

Some GOP lawmakers in Wisconsin want to strip the state's bipartisan elections agency of its power and give it to the Republican-controlled Legislature. The idea is backed by GOP Sen. Ron Johnson.

Being a student parent or student caregiver comes with its own unique challenges — challenges not every college is equipped to help with.

On the day when America puts its faith in the paws of furry forecasters, prominent groundhogs Punxsutawney Phil and Staten Island Chuck do not agree on how many more weeks of winter there will be.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Isabelle Leighton of the Donors of Color Network, which has secured $100 million in pledges to fund environmental justice initiatives centered on communities color.

NPR's Audie Cornish talks with Rep. Tim Burchett, R-Tenn., about Thursday's testimony before the House Intelligence Committee by acting Director of National Intelligence Joseph Maguire.

The Colorado Rockies have been blasted by six dust storms since last December. That's the worst it's been in at least two decades. And dust doesn't just make the snow look bad. It makes the snow melt fast.

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Maine Sen. Angus King, an independent who caucuses with Democrats, on where bipartisan negotiations over legislation on gun safety stand in the Senate.

We're not talking YA, or young adult, fiction; teens usually want to pick out their own reads. But we've got recommendations for a book for 12-year-olds or younger, maybe something a parent could read with them.