After making ‘ET’ and ‘Close Encounters of the Third Kind’ in the ‘70s and ‘80s, Steven Spielberg returns to the theme of ...

On a special mid-year episode of New Music Friday, host Stephen Thompson and a lineup of NPR Music writers and critics ...

Lam was one of five people from Causeway Bay Books who disappeared in 2015. He later detailed his detention by Chinese ...

Loud explosions shook Kyiv for hours during the night, with many people sheltering at subway stations. Emergency crews were ...

David S. Reynolds' book examines the twin legacies of the Mayflower, which carried the Pilgrims to Plymouth in 1620, and the White Lion, which brought the first enslaved Africans to Virginia in 1619.

The Trump administration has indicted a former Olympian over damage to the National Mall's reflecting pool. A lawyer for David Hearn says he's innocent.

As much of the Eastern U.S. experiences potentially record-breaking daytime temperatures, the nights are also staying ...

Cape Verde surprised everyone by playing in its first-ever World Cup - and then advancing to the knockout round. On Friday, they're rewarded with a matchup against Argentina, the defending champion.

Heat threatens U.S. 250th celebrations, Russian advances slow as Ukraine hits back, infighting risks derailing Democrats' House hopes.

The Scottish-born comic became a U.S. citizen in 2008. He showcases his goofy sense of humor, and his appetite for the ...

Bristol, Rhode Island, claims to have the nation's longest continuous celebration of July 4th. A nearly year-round effort gets Bristol ready for its big day.

In eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, frontline health workers are battling an Ebola outbreak with little protection.