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They're known as "flash mobs" — gatherings of people who use social media and text messages to stage a spontaneous group "dance-in" at a train station or get a big crowd together to imitate statues in a park. The idea seems innocent enough, but in Philadelphia, flash mobs have turned violent and police are cracking down.

The Labor Department says about 1.9 million people filed for unemployment last week, but there are some signs that people may be returning to their jobs.

In response to the 2012 theater killings, Colorado added clinics, hotlines and mobile units to support early crisis prevention. At the heart of the initiative are 13 walk-in crisis centers.

The City of Tampa will remian under a nighttime curfew for at least one more night. Mayor Jane Castor said that in an abundance of caution, residents...

The length of the average car loan isn't just creeping up, it's leaping up. Nearly 40 percent of people secure car loans that take more than five years to pay off. The trend has some analysts alarmed.

The High Museum of Art in Atlanta has undertaken several efforts to increase the proportion of nonwhite visitors. Director Rand Suffolk tells NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro how they did it.

The coronavirus outbreak is creating turmoil for businesses — and not just those in China. In some Chinatowns in the U.S., many business owners say the normal flow of customers has evaporated.

Canadian scientists have shown that brain scans of people listening to songs found that an area in the left hemisphere decoded words while one in the right hemisphere decoded the melody.

NPR's Michel Martin reflects on the coronavirus and how it's impacting daily life in the United States.

Hikers were advised to put their dreams of walking all 2,190 miles on hold because of the pandemic. But some people decided to stay the course to the consternation of public health safety advocates.