Black smoke streamed from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel on Thursday morning in Rome, signaling that the 133 cardinal ...

Most Americans balk at the idea of charging women who get abortions with homicide, but post-Roe, militant anti-abortion ...

Two dozen states allow citizens to propose ballot measures. But Republican lawmakers in many of those states are now adding ...

My sister and I recently unearthed a forgotten box of correspondence our mom received from servicemen she'd met at Red Cross ...

The presidents of the National Education Association and American Federation of Teachers say the political climate has added ...

President Trump has proposed slashing federal scientific funding. Economists say the long-term consequences could be dire.

Hundreds of thousands of Velella velella, more commonly known as by-the-wind-sailors, are drifting onto the coastline.

The 133 cardinals in the conclave will participate in as many as four rounds of voting a day until a two-thirds majority is ...

In the proposed state budget, the House of Representatives has allocated $50,000 to open up two additional beds in the 16-bed ...

NPR talks with filmmaker Dion Nissenbaum about the documentary "Who Killed Shireen?" In it, the Israeli soldier who allegedly killed Palestinian American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh is identified.

Trump's budget proposal for next year includes cuts to some federal agencies paired with an increase in defense spending.

A troubled private prison in Leavenworth, Kansas, was shut down in 2021. Now, that facility and other prisons closed because of serious problems are set to reopen as migrant detention centers.