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The unemployment rate for black Americans has been roughly double the unemployment rate for white Americans for a very long time.

Mary Louise Kelly talks with Mayor Derrick Freeman of Port Arthur, Texas, which is east of Houston and has experienced flooding as well.

The White House says President Trump will announce his decision on the embassy's location in the coming days. Key Arab and Muslim allies of the U.S. warn such a move could spark anger — or violence.

After working under three presidents, Nick Rasmussen is stepping down as director of the National Counterterrorism Center. In an exit interview, he tells NPR's Mary Louise Kelly how terrorism threats have changed since the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks.

The border dividing Ireland and Northern Ireland has been peaceful and practically invisible for years. As the United Kingdom prepares to leave the European Union, there are fears that might change.

Since the 1999 Columbine High School shooting, a generation of American children has learned how to hide from a potential shooter. But there's little data on what kinds of drills work best.

Some food pantries are benefiting from home chicken keepers' desire to keep collecting the birds as pets, which results in more eggs than they can handle. But sometimes it can be hard to find takers.

Ethical concerns aside, the genetic ingredients for human traits are so complex that editing a few embryonic genes is unlikely to have much effect — or achieve the fantasy of enhancing humans.

Bill Kurtis reads three news-related limericks: Terminal Bliss, The Samsung Crunch, Abstract Abs.

In his new book of essays, Damon Young, co-founder of the blog Very Smart Brothas, sticks it to his high school bully — while also offering insights into race, power and how to be a modern man.