The Portland Clean Energy Fund has raised a billion dollars for climate change action via a retail tax on large corporations ...

NPR's A Martínez asks Vali Nasr of Johns Hopkins University what a potential restart of military strikes against Iran would mean for the U.S. and its regional partners.

In many cities, the biggest source of climate pollution is … BUILDINGS. It can take a lot of fossil fuels to heat and cool office towers and convention centers. Downtown Denver is trying something dif ...

The announcer of "Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!" --- the revered journalist Bill Kurtis -- has retired. His final show airs this weekend. NPR's A Martínez speaks with Kurtis about his career.

President Trump and the White House are sending conflicting signals about the state of the Iran war and the negotiations intended to end it.

Authorities say a deadly attack on a mosque in San Diego may be a hate crime. Online materials believed to be tied to the shooters appear to fit an established category of white supremacist violence.

Eleven historically significant sites across the country will receive $25,000 from the National Trust for Historic ...

President Trump and the White House are sending conflicting signals about the state of the Iran war and the negotiations intended to end it.

President Vladimir Putin is in Beijing for talks with President Xi Jinping, in a closely watched visit that comes just days after President Trump's high-profile trip to China.

Restrictions on mining for precious metals like gold in Montana that were put in place 30 years ago could soon be relaxed as the mining industry makes a comeback in the U.S.

FAA Administrator Bryan Bedford faces tough questions from lawmakers about the state of the nation's air traffic control system and its efforts to increase staffing.

A new report finds that global humanitarian aid is failing, with cuts from major donors like the United States and increased attacks on health workers further eroding the system.