The agency is closing the Office of Research and Development, which analyzes dangers posed by hazards including toxic ...

Jane Austen fans are celebrating 250 years since the writer's birth with a series of celebrations – including Georgian ...

Up on the high plains of the Atacama Desert, Chile's largest religious festival brings tens of thousands of worshippers together for a Catholic celebration with a twist.

Lawyers for Harvard University and the Trump administration are set to begin arguing a case over federal funding for research grants.

Georgetown University Law professor Stephen Vladeck explains where things stand with the 9/11 Guantanamo cases now that the plea deals have been canceled.

Haley Cohen Gilliland talks about her book, "A Flower Traveled In My Blood," about the work of the Abuelas of the Plaza de Mayo and how Argentina's stolen children have grappled with finding their ...

NPR journalists Scott Detrow, Sacha Pfeiffer and Linda Holmes discuss Hollywood's treatment of journalism movies and how they reflect public perception of the profession.

It's been more than a decade that several cities got federal funding for downtown streetcars. Some have flourished, others are faltering and at least one is fading out.

Dozens of Palestinians were killed across Gaza on Sunday as they tried to get food aid, according to local health authorities ...

A new report from the group Common Sense Media shows teens are experimenting with AI "companions" designed to provide deep ...

Soaring prices, lagging incomes and burdensome social security payments are the top issues for frustrated, cash-strapped ...

The government of the tiny African kingdom of Lesotho has declared a two-year state of disaster, as its once-thriving garment ...