America is still a work in progress. Many American poets have written hymns and howls, declarations and outcries for this ...

Khamenei, who ruled Iran for more than three decades, was killed in an airstrike on Feb. 28 at the start of the U.S.-Israeli ...

We say goodbye to longtime NPR arts reporter Elizabeth Blair with this encore of her piece on one of the most American of songs: "This Land is Your Land." ...

Authorities in Beijing broke their silence about a small plane that crashed into the skyscraper headquarters of one of China's largest state-owned financial conglomerates.

As the year reaches its mid-point, we have answers to a question more pressing than what to wear to the cookout or how early ...

On the eve of America's 250th birthday, NPR's Juana Summers talks with NPR Music's Stephen Thompson and Sheldon Pearce about songs that reflect the country's complex identity.

Lam was one of five people from Causeway Bay Books who disappeared in 2015. He later detailed his detention by Chinese ...

Iran is preparing a delayed, massive funeral for Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. While the government stages it as a show of force, citizens remain deeply divided over his legacy.

A 55-page report from House Democrats accuses Freedom 250 of America's birthday celebrations for profit, using questionable ...

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The 5-year-old seal has a social media following twice the size of Tasmania's population, and his antics include bending ...

The Education Department has long collected civil rights data about things like bullying, harassment and disability services ...