While recent research shows the night sky is getting brighter every year across North America, the Big Bend area in Texas has ...

A new federal survey - taken after every major election - shows in 2024, mail-in voting was down but early, in-person voting ...

New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani discusses his vision for the city and his surprise win in last week's ...

Seventy-six percent of Americans think that democracy is under a serious threat, according to the latest NPR/PBS News/Marist ...

The cafe, one of the few businesses to continue operating during the 20-month war, was a gathering spot for residents seeking ...

Paetongtarn has faced growing dissatisfaction over her handling of the latest border dispute with Cambodia, involving an ...

NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Michael Shaikh about his new book "The Last Sweet Bite," which explores the effects of violence on cuisines in conflict zones.

About three-quarters of Americans say democracy is under serious threat, according to a new poll from NPR, PBS News and Marist. A similar number also see politically motivated violence as a major ...

The court closed its latest term on Friday, but it will still be working on a steady stream of emergency appeals in the ...

The latest batch of inductees to the Radio Hall of Fame are out, including NPR's very own Scott Simon. Before he hosted "Weekend Edition," he started with NPR in 1977 as Chicago bureau chief.

France over the weekend banned smoking in public parks, on beaches and at bus stops in an effort to protect children.

Under the Great Plains, there's an aquifer powering the region's agriculture system. But it's running out of water, prompting farmers in middle America to consider more environmentally friendly crops.