President Trump on Saturday said he's ordered the Pentagon to plan for potential military action in Nigeria, where he alleges ...

The switch to standard time offers sleep-deprived teenagers a rare chance to catch up on much-needed rest.

A man and a woman, both in their late 30s, were charged with organized crime and being an accomplice, respectively. In total, ...

A highly-anticipated meeting between president Trump and Xi Jinping leads to a pause - but not an end - to trade and tech competition issues.

A halt in SNAP payments has millions worried about their next meal, raising new questions about how a program born in the Great Depression still defines America's fight against hunger.

President Trump and the GOP are hoping that sending troops to US cities will be a winning strategy for the midterm elections.

Visitors to the Colosseum in Rome can now walk through a tunnel that even in Roman times was exclusively reserved for emperors ...

NPR's Laura Sullivan, Frank Langfitt and Sacha Pfeiffer reflect on how writing for radio differs from their days in newspapers, and what it takes to make stories come alive through sound.

Elon Musk's satellite network Starlink is rapidly expanding across the Global South amid a lack of industry regulation. Steven Feldstein, senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International ...

In her book The Second Estate, Ray Madoff explains how the U.S. tax system lets the ultra-rich grow their wealth tax-free while working Americans bear the burden.

SNAP food benefits have been halted for tens of millions of people as of today. Two federal judges have ordered SNAP funding to resume, but it's not clear how or when that may happen.

This week, Wait Wait is live in Chicago with host Peter Sagal, guest judge and scorekeeper Rhymefest, special guest Julia Fox and panelists Alonzo Bodden, Josh Gondelman, and Adam Burke ...