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First you get a crazy message from a friend. Then you get a not-so-crazy message that could help you find a job or fight a disease.

It doesn't have a lot of high-tech companies, but the city is interested in attracting young tech entrepreneurs. Detroit's rents are far more affordable, but then there are the brutally cold winters.

The pre-Thanksgiving potluck with friends has become increasingly popular. As long as you're reinventing tradition, a nonprofit asks, why not turn it into a fundraiser to help feed hungry kids?

Hugh Pope, director of communications and outreach at the International Crisis Group in Brussels, explains the growing divide between Turkey and Russia on their priorities inside Syria.

In Chicago today, protesters walked in a "march for justice," following the first-degree murder charges against police officer Jason Van Dyke in the fatal shooting of 17-year-old Laquan McDonald. NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Shari Runner, interim president and CEO of the Chicago Urban League.

The leaders of school districts, teachers unions, and parents are presenting a united front in calling for $2.2 billion more school aid next year. They…

Uber and other ride sharing services are gearing up to win permission from the state legislature to operate in areas outside New York City. State Senators…

Children in France return to school on Tuesday. Teachers and all students above elementary school will be required to wear masks for the entire day.

"I didn't call them to come help my brother die," Joe Prude told NPR. "I called them to come help me get my brother some help."

The Trump administration has often been openly hostile to colleges. With a President Biden, the federal government's approach to higher education seems almost certainly to be less confrontational.