The Primary used to be just the first step in the electoral process — now the primary has transformed, in many places into the moment when the election is all but decided. It's shaping Congress.

Alongside homeowners insurance premiums, costs for multi-family rental property policies and other insurance required in the business are also on the rise. That has big implications for tenants – ...

In echoes of past outbreaks, community members are attacking clinics, distrusting doctors and following burial traditions that could lead to more cases of Ebola.

Sky-high gas prices have drivers going out of their way for discounts at the pump. Oil executives warn that even higher prices might be on the horizon.

The Mountain West News Bureau’s wildfire reporter Murphy Woodhouse recently spoke at length with Chief Brian Fennessy, the inaugural head of the Department of Interior’s U.S. Wildland Fire Service. A ...

In Laos, rescue efforts are underway to reach seven men who have been trapped inside a cave for over a week.

A Kenyan court has temporarily halted the opening of a U.S. Ebola quarantine center. The move follows protests over infection risks and claims that the country could be used as a "containment colony." ...

The Silver State is ranked sixth among the most expensive gasoline markets in the country. The average price for a gallon of regular gasoline is $5.21, AAA reports, while the fuel price in Las Vegas ...

Louisiana's crawfish industry is upended because processing plants can't get guest-worker visas for its seasonal workforce.

NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer talks with financial historian Brendan Greeley about President Trump's push to be featured on a new $250 bill.

There have been hundreds of thousands of casualties on both sides of the war in Ukraine, and by some estimates more than 80% are now caused by drones. It's changed the nature of battlefield medicine.

Though the 2026 festival featured less Hollywood razzle-dazzle than in years past, there were still plenty of great films. Most notable: All of a Sudden, from the Japanese director Ryûsuke Hamaguchi.