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Parents and teachers often expect less of students who are the children of Dominican immigrants. This causes their grades and ambitions to suffer.

The Teamsters union and UPS announced a tentative national agreement with less than a week left before a potential strike. A dispute over part-time pay was the last thing holding up negotiations. After a tense few weeks, the tentative agreement announced Tuesday guarantees part-timers $21 an hour — removing the threat of an economy-devastating strike that union UPS workers hoped to avoid as much as business and political leaders.

The Women's World Cup says goodbye to Germany and Brazil and welcome to Morocco and Jamaica. Here are the teams and games to watch as the tournament's knockout stage begins.

The Ambassador Bridge in Detroit is a key link in the busiest trade route between the U.S. and Canada. It's also privately owned --and that has raised questions about who is responsible for ensuring the security of the potential terrorist target.

The introduction of Umaru Musa Yar'Adua as Nigeria's new president marks a significant point in the nation's history — the first time since independence from Britain in 1960 that Nigeria has witnessed the peaceful transition of power from one elected civilian leader to another.

This summer, three women at the peak of their powers lead a spectacular pop culture revival. Barbie, Beyoncé and Taylor Swift shattered records and created a communal economy of irrational exuberance.

The White House is concerned that AI can perpetuate discrimination. So they helped host a red-teaming challenge at the Def Con hacker convention in Las Vegas to help figure out some of the flaws.

NPR's Melissa Block asks Annie Dillard about the celebrated author's "masculine mind," her decision to write less, and her baseball skills. Dillard's new collection of essays is called The Abundance.

Hendrix's new novel, The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires, stars a group of determined women who band together to take on a suave supernatural threat in their community.

Now's the time for cheerful reads, so we've picked three — including Emma Straub's latest and two lively culinary memoirs — that'll help transport you to a happier place for a few hours.