GOP leaders tried to block a bipartisan measure to allow proxy voting, but nine Republicans joined with Democrats to overcome ...

Staffers began receiving termination notices this morning as part of a major restructuring at HHS. Some senior leadership are ...

There are now more than 3,000 billionaires in the world, according to Forbes' annual ranking of the wealthiest people. They ...

NPR's Brian Mann and North Country Public Radio's David Sommerstein head into the high country for a spring picnic surrounded by sun -- and snow.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks to author and former New York Times Paris bureau chief Elaine Sciolino about the new book, How to Fall in Love with the Louvre.

Leaders from rural communities in eight states travelled to Washington, D.C., last week to urge lawmakers to preserve federal ...

In D.C., New Jersey Senator Cory Booker has been giving a speech on the Senate floor since 7pm on Monday night, only yielding for questions from other Democrats.

Jenkins, now on Broadway under the direction of longtime actress Phylicia Rashad, explores the generational conflicts in the ...

An obit writer writes — and drunkenly publishes — his own obituary. A Hungarian teen stumbles into adulthood. And geriatric ...

A lawful permanent resident who has lived in the U.S. for 50 years was detained because of a decades-old conviction amid ...

NPR's Steve Inskeep visited the source of your stuff. And heard how China's manufacturers are handling U.S. tariffs.

An age-old Palestinian tradition of making soap in the Israeli-occupied West Bank was recognized by UNESCO. A visit to one ...