The fate of the law remains uncertain as Republican state legislators continue working to weaken it before the session ...

The Mellon Foundation has announced $15 million in "emergency funding" for 56 humanities councils across the country. The ...

Fifty years after the end of the war, Hanoi says nearly 200,000 Vietnamese soldiers are still missing. Some of their families are now calling on the U.S. to help find them.

For decades in the U.S., chicken breasts were pricier and more popular than chicken thighs. But that seems to be changing.

A new survey from the Alzheimer's Association finds that people want to know if they are in the early stages of the disease, and are open to drug treatment.

A sweeping child welfare bill that would ban child marriage and prohibit the state from seizing foster children’s Social ...

On the last Friday of each month in Portland, Ore., volunteers pass out breakfast items to bike commuters in an event called "Breakfast on the Bridges." ...

There are a lot of benefits to raising a child speaking two or more languages. NPR's Life Kit explains that raising a kid in a multilingual household isn't a burden — it's a gift.

Canadians have chosen Mark Carney as prime minister, in what is seen as one of the most remarkable elections in decades. Much of the race has been centered on which candidate can best handle Trump.

Israel has blocked vital supplies from entering Gaza for two months now. Children in Gaza are malnourished and dying as the UN runs out of food.

Medical research from the Department of Veterans Affairs has produced advances like the pacemaker, the CT scan, and the nicotine patch. Now VA scientists fear life-saving research will be scrapped as ...

A new NPR/PBS News/Marist poll reveals several warning signs for President Trump 100 days into his second term.