On Earth Day, we take a look back at the rocky history of "tree-huggers." The term originated in the 1970s in the Himalayas ...

Virginia voters have delivered a significant win to Democrats, as the party aims to pick up four more U.S. House seats in the ...

President Trump's pick to lead the Federal Reserve went before a Senate committee today — but Kevin Warsh's confirmation ...

The Bureau of Reclamation announced plans to release water from Flaming Gorge Reservoir, and to reduce flows out of Glen ...

A report from the International Monetary Fund warns "the global economy is threatened with being thrown off course." European Union Commissioner Marta Kos discusses this grim economic outlook.

The Onion says it has a new deal to take over conspiracy theorist Alex Jones's Infowars media company. If approved, the ...

NPR's Rob Schmitz speaks with Anne Applebaum of The Atlantic about what Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán's electoral loss means for the future of right-wing populist movements around the world.

A man recalls the despair he felt when, as a college student, he tried to break into a building on campus and ended up in a detention cell. That's when he heard a voice that helped him find hope.

Buddhists and Hindus in Sri Lanka marked their New Year on Tuesday. As residents in the capital Colombo celebrated, a war thousands of miles away was making itself felt.

Juana Summers is a political correspondent for NPR covering race, justice and politics. She has covered politics since 2010 for publications including Politico, CNN and The Associated Press. She got ...

Jordan Lucas has made it big on the Internet. He's a gifted, fierce volleyball player on the Cal State Northridge men's team. In his position as outside hitter, he is not only known for his ...

Morgan Neville's film is packed with access and celebrity voices, but avoids deeper questions about its subject.