A life jacket worn by a passenger on the RMS Titanic has sold at auction for 670,000 pounds, which is more than $900,000.

A rare look at one of the world's most critical and understudied environmental crises. Southeast Asia produces more than half ...

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.

For the past four years, a fluffy feline named Boris Karloff has offered a calming presence to students and staff at the ...

Iran's military says it has closed the Strait of Hormuz again, while a ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon is strained, but still in place.

The divide between the White House and the Vatican is widening after President Trump sharply criticized Pope Leo and the leader of the Catholic Church said he doesn't fear Trump.

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.

NPR's Scott Simon talks with topiary artist Michael Gibson about South Carolina's Pearl Fryar, a notable self-trained topiary artist who died earlier this month.

An 82-year-old Virginia senator raising the stakes, an Indiana consensus builder and a Texas enforcer are among state ...

President Trump has signed an executive order to make certain psychedelic drugs more available to treat mental health ...

With affordability a top issue for more and more Americans, NPR's Jennifer Ludden talks about her reporting on the policies that impact access to housing and food.

On the first day of weaving, Brokopp and her friends take turns placing branches of willow between the ribs of pine. Brokopp ...