The Africans on the intercepted ships carrying enslaved people were taken to the remote island of St. Helena where thousands ...

In recent months, millions of Americans’ cell phones have been been flooded with texts asking questions about Israel.

Vuong's first solo exhibition opens at the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art in Hartford, Connecticut, on Thursday.

Living in the desert is "not for everybody," says Watkins. Her home, in the Mojave Desert near Death Valley, is staggeringly ...

The Trump administration is moving to deregulate Head Start early learning programs.

It would slim regulation of the 60-year-old anti-poverty program and aim to save money. Advocates worry the changes could ...

In China, the cuisine varies from province to province. But there is one item that is common to almost every region: the bun. NPR’s Jennifer Pak reports. This article was origin ...

The Trump administration has taken numerous actions to make it harder for people to get asylum in the U.S. A Supreme Court decision from June made it easier to turn away people at the border seeking ...

The Grateful Dead understood the importance of recording its legacy. A number of archivists and historians are dedicated to ...

The largest human composting facility in the nation is soon opening in Maryland, with a capacity to handle 2,000 bodies a year. It’s meeting a growing demand for eco-friendly interment options.

Social Security is speeding toward an economic cliff. But a Senate hearing Wednesday did not offer much encouragement about an off-ramp.

As firefighters continue working to contain wildfires burning more than 2 million acres in Oregon, most of the state will be ...