Secretary of State Marco Rubio tried to reassure Europe at the Munich Security Conference, but European leaders are skeptical ...

It's the Year of the Fire Horse. In the Chinese zodiac, the fire horse represents action and risk-taking. But on the streets of Beijing, many say they just want stability in this sluggish economy.

The world's Muslims are preparing for the holy month of Ramadan, a time of fasting and prayer. In Cairo, that means shopping for gifts and buying decorations to get into the spirit of the holy month.

NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with the 54-year-old curler, Rich Ruohonen, the oldest American Winter Olympian to ever compete ...

In honor of Presidents' Day, we visit with the folks who collect presidential memorabilia — from pictures of presidential dogs to many many campaign buttons, to deep dives on just one president.

In a rare move, the White House took down a racist post last week from one of President Trump's social media accounts. But extremism researchers say it fits a pattern of mainstreaming extremist ideas.

NPR's Juana Summers talks to critics Angelica Jade Bastién and Vinson Cunningham about 2016's music, literature, politics, and on-screen representation as the nation celebrates Black History Month.

Michelle Elise is known in repair cafe circles as the "Zipper Queen." She finds that most broken zippers just need some TLC, not replacing.

Congress is out on recess as a partial shutdown at the Department of Homeland Security is underway. And, why some superstar ...

Nordic combined is the only Olympic sport that doesn't allow women to compete, despite athletes' efforts to change that. They ...

Want a 2.5% mortgage? It turns out there is a way to get one. It’s called an assumable mortgage, and as the name implies, it allows a new home buyer to take over the seller’s mortgage and turn back ...

After the fall of Nicolás Maduro, Venezuela’s new leaders have promised amnesty and reconciliation — but for hundreds still jailed and thousands facing charges, justice remains uncertain. John Otis ...