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President Barack Obama addressed the United Nations General Assembly today. In his annual speech to the U.N., he doubled down on the need for diplomacy and U.S. engagement in the world. The speech focused primarily on Syria and Iran's nuclear program.

For the first time in more than two decades, the U.S. last year bought more goods from Mexico than China. NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Mark Zandi of Moody's Analytics, about what's behind the shift.

This year marks the 20th edition of the Puppy Bowl, the popular alternative to the NFL's annual Super Bowl.

The average age of farmers in the U.S. is nearly 60, but there's also an increasing number of young people becoming farmers or showing interest in agriculture.

The country is the top flower exporter to the U.S. When the pandemic hit, farmers feared they'd have to destroy flower beds and lay off thousands of workers. Here's why that didn't happen.

As Iran is set to hold nuclear talks with world powers, the Obama administration is working to convince senators to hold off on additional sanctions. And on Tuesday, voters across the country will go to the polls to elect mayors, governors and other officials.

Writers, editors and artists took home Pulitzer Prizes across 21 categories on Monday. Among the winners was author Colson Whitehead for his novel, The Underground Railroad.

NPR's A Martínez talks to Gabriel Sanchez, senior fellow in Governance Studies at Brookings Institution, about the health care issues that voters are concerned with.

Online payment startup Square and online dating giant Match have gone public. Their lackluster prices are the latest sign of Wall Street growing weary of tech hype and multibillion-dollar "unicorns."

Cue the fanfare! A new set of pandas is headed to the National Zoo later this year. Why do people love these bamboo-munching creatures so much?