Alaska has long ignored warning signs of a budget crisis. Now, it has no money to fix something that is posing serious health ...

Van Harris and his wife, Shirley, grew up a block away from each other in the Crown Heights section of Brooklyn. In this 2012 conversation they remember how they first met in the 1930s.

A South African university launched an anti-poaching campaign Thursday to inject the horns of rhinos with radioactive ...

El Salvador President Nayib Bukele's party approved constitutional changes in the country's National Assembly that allow ...

Mexico has won a temporary reprieve from higher US tariffs but other imports from other countries will face higher taxes, starting tomorrow. Meanwhile, a federal appeals court is weighing whether ...

An executive order says most of the tariffs will not take effect for at least a week, despite an earlier assertion that new ...

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Chaplain Doug Carver about the role of the military chaplain -- 250 years after George Washington advocated for chaplains during wartime.

Authorities say the gunman who killed a police officer and three others in a NYC high-rise had "documented" mental illness issues, which leaves many people asking how he could get a gun despite laws ...

The Trump administration's overhaul of the U.S. asylum and refugee systems has taken a toll on people fleeing religious ...

This summer, you might notice more people using a gadget to fight the heat: a horseshoe-shaped fan that sits on your neck and blows air. But can a neck cooling fan really help you?

After at least 15 years of talking about it, President Trump is building a ballroom at the White House. Work will begin this ...

In Kerrville, Texas, on Thursday, state lawmakers will hear from officials, survivors, and local authorities about the state's emergency response, just a few weeks after the deadly floods killed more ...