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Nicki Minaj shattered rap's glass ceiling — but never stopped fighting

For the better part of a decade, Nicki simply existing as Nicki felt like a radical act. Along the way, things changed: rap, the internet, fandom, feminism. Maybe Minaj did, too.

Ousted White House staff secretary Rob Porter speaks to President Trump after remarks he made on violence in Charlottesville, Va., in August 2017 at Trump National Golf Club in Bedminister, N.J.

White House Security Clearance Trouble Shines Light On 'High Risk' Backlog Problem

Rob Porter was working at the White House with a temporary security clearance. Throughout the government, though, there is a big backlog of background checks that is hampering its function.

Face masks were placed on stone monkeys at the Beijing Zoo on Dec. 19 to protest heavy air pollution in northeast China. A week earlier, riot police cracked down after artists put similar masks on human figures in Chengdu.

In China, Pollution Fears Are Both Literal And Metaphorical

Fears of contagion shape politics in today's China. A protest by artists against smog was met with swift repression. That's because authorities fear a different kind of pollution: destabilizing ideas.

Attorney General Jeff Sessions is testifying before the Senate Intelligence Committee on Tuesday afternoon.

5 Questions For Sessions At The Senate Intelligence Committee Hearing

Attorney General Jeff Sessions is set to appear before members of Congress amid a war of credibility between the administration and former FBI Director James Comey.

New Hampshire could be Jeb Bush's last stand in the 2016 presidential race. Here, the Republican presidential candidate thanks his supporters Tuesday outside the polling place at Webster School in Manchester, New Hampshire.

After New Hampshire, Some GOP Campaigns May Stagger On In Zombie Phase

The reaper is nearer in the Republican field. The end of the dream may come for any of six candidates who desperately need at least a respectable finish in New Hampshire.

FILE - Sunrise at the U.S. Capitol, Monday, Dec. 19, 2022 in Washington.

Poll: Dangers for both parties on the economy, crime and transgender rights

The latest NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist survey finds the economy is still top of mind for Americans — and that both parties are vulnerable on different issues.

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