The 88-year-old pontiff is responding well to the treatment for double pneumonia and has shown a "gradual, slight improvement ...

Washington, D.C.'s iconic Black Lives Matter street painting has served as a powerful symbol of activism and a gathering ...

The Muhammad Ali Center in Louisville, Kentucky, has a new photo exhibit in honor of International Women's Day: "Iconic Women ...

House Republicans released the text of a continuing resolution that would fund the government through Sept. 30. Now, passing ...

The District of Columbia, Maryland and 18 other states have filed a lawsuit in federal court seeking the reinstatement of ...

NPR's Scott Simon asks Karen Russell about her new book, "The Antidote." It's an eerie novel set in the era of Dustbowl droughts.

After the UK offered peacekeepers to Ukraine, Vice President Vance opined on "some random country" that haven't fought wars in decades, angering Britons.

President Trump says his cabinet secretaries will carry out cuts to the government workforce, under the supervision of Elon Musk.

Jobs. Prices. GDP. The federal government keeps close tabs on these and other economic indicators. And decision-makers depend on those numbers to be reliable. But that could be a challenge, given ...

As property values rise, Montana is seeking to cut taxes for most properties but raise them for out-of-state homeowners.

NPR's Scott Simon talks to Phillips O'Brien of St. Andrews University about the war in Ukraine, who has the upper hand, and what might that mean as the U.S. pressures Ukraine for a deal.