House Republicans are trying to pass a massive bill full of President Trump's top agenda items by the end of next week. But a ...

In his new novel, The Emperor of Gladness, Ocean Vuong lovingly describes characters who worked together in a Connecticut fast food restaurant.

Omaha is considered a blue dot in the red state of Nebraska and now the city will have a new Democratic mayor. John Ewing, Jr., ousted a Republican incumbent and will be the first Black mayor.

NPR's Juana Summers speaks with Mouaz Moustafa, executive director of the Syrian Emergency Task Force, about President Trump's decision to lift US sanctions against Syria.

Pete Rose was banned from the MLB for life in 1989 for betting on games as a manager and player, essentially dashing any hopes of him making it into the Hall of Fame. Now, his ban has been lifted, ...

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. testifys before the House Appropriations committee in the morning and the Senate HELP committee hearing in the evening.

People ran around San Francisco on Tuesday looking for a 22-pound chest stuffed with $10,000 worth of treasure, after ...

The Environmental Protection Agency announced Wednesday that it is delaying the timeline for water utilities to comply with ...

In a rare break with the president, some inside the GOP are expressing concern over the potential national security risks of ...

Republicans want to use the federal tax code to create a national school voucher even in states where voters have fought such ...

The Trump administration said it will end the Temporary Protected Status program for Afghanistan this summer. That means more than 9,000 refugees may be forced back to the Taliban-ruled country.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Honor Jones about her debut novel, Sleep, and how the things people learn and endure in childhood affect how they parent.