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Dissident filmmaker Mohammad Rasoulof talks about how he escaped Iran on foot after making his new political thriller, The Seed of the Sacre...

Two former leaders of the Southern Baptist Convention, one Black and one white, want to bridge the Deep South's racial divide with faith-bas...

Texas is preparing to help Donald Trump carry out his plan to deport undocumented immigrants. The state offered the incoming president 1,400...

Conservative groups have filed lawsuits against workplace diversity initiatives that prioritize historically marginalized groups.(Image cred...

Police used tear gas to disperse the crowds and at least one person has died in clashes.(Image credit: Maaz Awan)

The Onion's bid came out on top, but a bankruptcy judge must sign off on the sale. Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones and the losing bidder says...

The Chinese Exclusion Act was the first significant crackdown on immigration in American history. We explore the factors that led to the Act...

Lyle and Erik Menendez appeared virtually in court as a judge decided next steps in their resentencing hearing, which is more uncertain now...

The move was widely expected after Trump's election victory, and is in line with longstanding Justice Department policy that says a sitting...

Leonard Leo of the Federalist Society helped overturn abortion rights. He spoke to Morning Edition about his plans to disrupt Hollywood, Sil...

Negotiations over a U.N. treaty to cut plastics have been bogged down. Environmental groups blame the oil and gas industry.

A U.N. report shows rates are rising despite efforts for more severe penalties for targeted murders of women. The majority of female homicid...

Military service is mandatory in Israel, but the war in Gaza has led some young Israelis to reject this obligation. A small number of young...

A U.N. report shows rates are rising despite efforts for more severe penalties for targeted murders of women. The majority of female homicid...

It was considered a Class B misdemeanor, which carries a jail sentence of up to three months.

Foreign ministers from the world's leading industrialized nations are meeting Monday, with a certain pressure to advance diplomatic efforts...

New Zealand is a whale stranding hotspot. It's often not clear why they happen but the island nation's geography is believed to be a factor....

A judge will decide Monday whether new evidence warrants a re-examination of the convictions of Erik and Lyle Menendez in the shotgun murder...

The Alpha Phi sorority and two members of Beta Alpha Omega have been charged after a student was found dead in a river after attending an of...

President-elect Donald Trump announced three medical doctors as his picks to lead the FDA, CDC and to serve as surgeon general. NPR's Pien H...

Attacks between Ukraine and Russia are escalating, with Russia using what it describes as new missile technology.

An Israeli strike on a Lebanese army center on Sunday killed one soldier and wounded 18 others, the Lebanese military said.(Image credit: Od...

Representatives of developing countries and climate activists were furious over the outcome, saying $300 billion annually from industrialize...

UN climate negotiations are in overtime in Azerbiajan as countries scramble to land a deal on how to finance the damages brought on by clima...

One believes in total abortion rights. The other is against abortion in all circumstances. They're cousins, as close as sisters, and have co...