Organizers called off the Independence Day Parade late Friday, citing an extreme heat warning with temperatures expected to ...

Spread by parasitic worms that can infect via a splash of water, schistosomiasis causes debilitating symptoms. It hits kids ...

The shake-up is believed to be an effort to ensure the military's loyalty to the Communist Party and its leader, Xi Jinping.

Cape Verde didn't win a match at the World Cup, and somehow, that didn't seem to matter. The African team's debut on this ...

As America turns 250, voters from our Swing Shift project talk about the state of the country. Their views ranged from ...

NPR member station reporters across the U.S. asked people how they are thinking about their country on its semiquincentennial ...

Primm, Nev., a once-thriving casino town on the border with California, was on the verge of fading away for good. The family ...

Superfans and sleuths appear to have their hunches confirmed on Friday, as dozens of black cars dropped off elegantly dressed ...

The country's theocracy hopes to see millions flood the streets of the capital beginning Saturday in scenes reminiscent to ...

An effort to repeal Washington state’s first income tax on high earners took a major step forward on Thursday.

Russia launched a large-scale attack on Ukraine's capital overnight into Thursday, with ballistic and cruise missiles and ...

U.S. and Iranian negotiators met separately on Wednesday with Qatari and Pakistani mediators, with "positive progress made," ...