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Trump administration officials say the move was necessary "to build a culture of child safety and accountability." But advocates say they fe...

A humpback whale briefly engulfed a kayaker off the coast of Chile in an incident caught on camera. Experts say it couldn't have swallowed h...

The DOGE team is aiming to cut 8% from next year's defense budget, officials tell NPR. (Image credit: Daniel Slim)

NPR traveled with Jordan's military on a recent helicopter flight delivering aid to the Gaza Strip, part of a test program since the ceasefi...

Hamas says it will release three hostages on Saturday, resolving a dispute with Israel that threatened to derail the ceasefire. In exchange,...

Despite divisions over Trump's immigration crackdowns, Americans show growing support for immigration restrictions. And, several top federal...

Liz Goggin, a social worker with the Veterans Health Administration, took the offer to resign in exchange for pay and benefits through Septe...

Twenty years ago, three former PayPal employees activated the domain name "YouTube.com." The first YouTube video followed soon after.

This week, we've got little kids, loser dogs, the Super Bowl, '90s power ballads and too much government.

European leaders are meeting in Munich to discuss threats to global security. And they are not happy about the U.S. and Russia excluding the...

Four years ago this week, a devastating power failure left millions in Texas freezing in their homes for days, killing dozens. Officials say...

The ruling by a Texas judge against a New York doctor for prescribing abortion pills to a woman near Dallas could test "shield laws" in Demo...

Consumers in possession of the coolers are urged to stop using them immediately — and contact Igloo for a free replacement handle.(Image cre...

The order allowing funds to flow again applies to existing contracts before Trump issued his Jan. 20 executive order declaring a freeze on f...

The bill passed after Gov. Ron DeSantis and fellow Republicans ended a public dispute. It includes a mandatory death penalty for capital cri...

Employees across several agencies including the U.S. Office of Personnel Management, the Department of Education, the Department of Energy a...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is visiting with NATO. Allies were concerned that President Trump talked with Russia's Putin to push for a pe...

President Trump's offer of refugee status to economically privileged white South Africans has enraged some people in that nation. NPR gets m...

Customs and Border Protection agents in Chicago seized nearly 162,000 counterfeit U.S. Forever stamps this past week which the agency said w...

President Trump is pressing Ukraine to quickly end a war started by Russia. Ukrainians, meanwhile, are responding with dread as their govern...

Giving a bouquet of flowers to your beloved is a classic Valentine's Day gesture of love. But as we hear from our correspondent in Colombia,...

The acting U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York and two top Justice Department officials in Washington, D.C., resigned after...

Panama has been looking for solutions to a long-term problem. Every time a ship passes through the Panama Canal, more than 50 million gallon...

If the IRS owes you a tax refund, it should come within 3 weeks of filing. And in a change, 25 states are now participating in the IRS's fre...

In his second major speech in Europe this week, the vice president will address the Munich Security Conference, just after President Trump s...