Under Turkey's proposal, beef would be required to come from cattle that is at least 16 months old, and be marinated with ...

In November's election, Missourians will be asked whether to ban ranked-choice voting, which allows voters to rank their ...

The Los Angeles Dodgers star reached the 50-50 milestone in his 150th game. He was already the sixth player in MLB history ...

The national hospital company Steward Health Care is in bankruptcy after piling up billions of dollars in debt.

This year, some American Muslims say they feel politically homeless — not understood or welcomed by either Republicans or Democrats.

Despite a federal moratorium, there have already been thirteen state executions this year. And in the next week, five people are scheduled to die.

New data samples from the Wuhan market points to an intermingling of SARS-CoV-2, raccoon dogs and humans. The authors of a new paper say it bolsters the animal origin theory. Other researchers object.

Hundreds of thousands of Sudanese refugees have fled to Chad, where they're facing increasingly difficult conditions as their presence strains local resources and humanitarian aid organizations.

Former President Donald Trump has lots of support in rural Morgan County, Ga., where immigration is a major concern.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with three women, all Democrats, about Kamala Harris' historic candidacy and why they plan on voting for her.

Where there are humans, there are rats. But new research says we still have a lot to learn about our furry, often reviled, companions.

NPR's Juana Summers talks with Regina Barber and Emily Kwong of Short Wave about "scuba-diving" lizards, a trick to turn a mouse's skin transparent and whether finger counting helps kids' math skills.