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Internet and mobile phone services blinkered offline. People complained of water shortages as pumps stopped working. Emergency generators he...

The Merit Systems Protection Board, the quasi-judicial agency that hears appeals in federal employee labor disputes, has ordered a stay in t...

Federal authorities are investigating a near-collision at Chicago's Midway airport between a Southwest 737 and a small business jet. The 737...

Taurasi leaves her basketball career as the most decorated woman to ever play, with three WNBA titles, three NCAA titles and six Olympic gol...

During a brutal 14-year civil war, Syria's ousted regime dropped hundreds of thousands of bombs and munitions on its own civilians. Now Syri...

The city of Huntsville, Alabama has a lot to gain and possibly lose under the Trump administration. Known as the Rocket City, half of its GD...

As Greenland resists U.S. acquisition threats, it's also welcoming an increase in tourism. Industry leaders and residents are preparing to m...

The men told NPR they were kept in the dark about why they were in Guantánamo Bay, and were denied access to an attorney or a phone call wit...

During the Assad regimes, Western nations placed crippling economic sanctions on the country. Some have been lifted, but most are still in p...

Snowshoeing in the Adirondacks on a winter day with chickadees for company

The Education Department's efforts to keep racial diversity out of schools has left educators wondering how and when to teach students about...

The crafts retailer formerly known as Jo-Ann Fabrics had been struggling financially for several years following a DIY-driven uptick in sale...

After weeks at the top of the Sentry list at the Center for Near-Earth Object Studies, the asteroid 2024 YR4 is no longer considered a threa...

Pope Francis "rested well throughout the night" in the hospital, the Vatican says, and even met with Vatican officials to sign several docum...

The court reversed the state court's judgement and sent the case back for a new trial.(Image credit: Larry French)

Federal power only goes so far. State governors and legislatures have wide authority over local law enforcement, schools, health and how cit...

Reid is a longtime political commentator who has been vocal on progressive issues and sharply critical of President Trump. (Image credit: Ar...

Johnson, now 69, was facing life in prison without the possibility of parole for being a first-time nonviolent drug offender.(Image credit:...

Trump's funding freezes could threaten the Colorado River. Some money was intended to keep the shrinking river flowing. And, the U.S. voted...

Ihor Brusylo, deputy head of Ukraine's President's Office, tells NPR Trump is a "peacemaker and dealmaker," while expressing hope the U.S. c...

As the Trump administration ramps up its rhetoric against Ukraine and NATO, European countries are taking note — with increasing alarm.(Imag...

NPR's A Martinez speaks with Aaron Lehman, a fifth-generation farmer who is president of the Iowa Farmers Union, about anticipated cuts to D...

President Biden promised billions in funds to farmers and others to not take water from the Colorado River. President Trump is halting some...

Hill received Secret Service awards and was promoted for his actions that day, but for decades blamed himself for Kennedy's death, saying he...

The man poised to become Germany's new Chancellor says the US administration doesn't care about the fate of Europe. And, on the third annive...