Brian Fennessy, new head of the U.S. Wildland Fire Service, says his agency is 'trying to bring on additional aircraft and bring them on early,' and dismisses criticism of prevention methods.

Conflict between farmers and elephants in Sri Lanka has grown worse as food and fuel are scarcer due to war in the Middle East.

Millions of students in universities and K-12 districts had their data compromised this week as a hack took down Canvas, a classroom management tool used all over the country.

Soccer — or football as it's known around the globe — was far from mainstream in the U.S. leading up to the 1994 World Cup.

NPR's Elissa Nadworny talks to Mehrzad Boroujerdi of the Missouri University of Science and Technology about the status of the Trump Administration's negotiations to end the war on Iran.

The Supreme Court weakened minority voting rights and prompted Republicans in four states to move to redistrict as part of ...

Cadets from the nation's Merchant Marine academies are finding lots of demand and great salaries because of a shortage of ...

Fans who danced to "Paper Planes" might hardly recognize the conspiracy-touting artist before them today — but in a certain ...

A study establishes that "social ties" — a fancy way of saying being nice to other, even those you don't know — has benefits.

The national political landscape looks bad for President Trump and Republicans, but recent wins in the redistricting fight ...

Security was tight in Moscow as Putin and several foreign leaders attended the parade, even as a U.S.-brokered three-day ...

NPR's Elissa Nadworny talks to Guy Goma who thought he was being interviewed for an IT job at the BBC but instead found himself live on air. His interview 20 years ago became a viral sensation.