The federal shutdown will affect people across the United States. NPR's network of member stations explains what will be impacted and where.

Last week, the Trump administration pulled out of a historic agreement made in 2023 to aid in salmon recovery and renewable energy for tribes. The agreement would have invested more than $1 billion in federal funds for wild fish restoration efforts over a ...

For the 21st time in the past 50 years, Congress has not been able to reach an agreement on funding for federal agencies. So what does a new shutdown actually mean for your daily life?

Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez may or may not have chosen to sign a prenuptial agreement before getting married. Such agreements normally detail what each person will take away in terms of assets, debts and spousal support should the marriage end in divorce ...

The recent decision in JM v. GV not only illuminates the exacting standards necessary for alimony waivers in prenuptial agreements in New York, but also reaffirms that parties to a marriage can count on their prenuptial agreements to fully and finally ...

If approved by each community, the agreement would become effective Jan. 1, pooling resources and improving efficiency in emergency response.

An agreement between the Atlanta Citizen Review Board and the Atlanta Police Department comes in the wake of nearly six months of talks on how to address findings by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution that the board had failed to open even one investigation ...

Cayce Myers, professor and Director of Graduate Studies at Virginia Tech School of Communication, explained the shutdown into historical context.