The Federal Reserve just raised interest rates this week for the first time this year. So how does it actually work? And what ...

New research on ancient human remains suggests the habitual usage of betel nuts, a plant seed with mind-affecting properties ...

With her 1974 book, "Pilgrim at Tinker Creek," Annie Dillard became the youngest woman to win the Pulitzer Prize. We take a ...

Five years after the return of Taliban rule, NPR visited Kabul to see how Afghans are dealing with their new government's strict social restrictions.

The Shorefront Legacy Center, a small archive in a church basement in Evanston, Ill., collects papers and objects that tell the history of the city's Black community.

Weekend Edition's Scott Simon talks with author Nathan Hale about his kids' graphic history book, "One Dead Spy." It's the story of Revolutionary War spy, Nathan Hale, no relation to the author.

Friedman was in her early 20s when she landed her first position as an editorial assistant at NPR. She became an editor and ...

The latest lawsuit, first reported by NPR, argues the Trump administration's repeated suggestions that federal officers could ...

To counter a difficult political environment, two Trump-aligned super PACs have reserved more than $150 million in ads — ...

Russia's parliamentary election for the first time is being held in Ukraine's regions that Moscow illegally annexed after the start of its full-scale invasion more than 4 1/2 years ago.

American journalist Austin Tice, who disappeared in Syria in 2012, was kidnapped in a calculated operation that was ...

Christian Castro, a federal immigration officer, made his first court appearance in Minnesota since he was booked Wednesday ...