Celebrated author Mac Barnett is the National Ambassador for Young People's Literature and has a new, short book about ...

The 61st edition of the international art event launched on Saturday in an atmosphere marked by geopolitical strife.

As the blockade of the Straight of Hormuz has sent jet fuel costs and airplane seat prices soaring. NPR's Emily Kwong looks ...

Brian Fennessy, new head of the U.S. Wildland Fire Service, says his agency is 'trying to bring on additional aircraft and ...

The national political landscape looks bad for President Trump and Republicans, but recent wins in the redistricting fight ...

As hantavirus has dominated headlines, sparking fears of another debilitating pandemic, the CDC stressed that the risk of ...

Soccer — or football as it's known around the globe — was far from mainstream in the U.S. leading up to the 1994 World Cup.

The Braves announced Cox's death on Saturday. He managed the team to prominence during the 1990s and the team's only ...

The Supreme Court weakened minority voting rights and prompted Republicans in four states to move to redistrict as part of ...

This week, Wait Wait is live in Chicago with host Peter Sagal, special guest Bobby Lopez and panelists Hari Kondabolu, ...

A study establishes that "social ties" — a fancy way of saying being nice to other, even those you don't know — has benefits.

A new study finds that a megatsunami in Alaska pushed water more than 1,500 feet up the sides of a fjord near Juneau. Researchers say more monitoring is needed to prevent future catastrophes.