Women make up a miniscule 3% of construction workers in Kenya. But a nonprofit group is offering them a way to get into the ...

The husband of former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was involved in a hit-and-run in California that left a parked car with ...

A pastor of a prominent underground church who was detained in China in October has been released, less than two months after ...

Descendants of Dred Scott and Chief Justice Roger Taney spoke about reconciliation at a church in the shadow of the Supreme Court this week as the high court wrestled with race and who can be an ...

Proposals to build six data centers in the small community of Archbald, Pennsylvania, have brought strangers together to fight the plans there — and elsewhere in the state.

Red, white, and blue popsicle is a symbol of a carefree summer. But when it was invented in 1955, it was a reflection of the country's fight for military supremacy during the Cold War.

President Trump lauded America's storied history on Saturday night in a speech marking the 250th anniversary of its ...

President Trump ushered in America's 250th anniversary with a darkly political speech that swerved from the typically ...

A 1978 protest by wheelchair users won a right many now take for granted: boarding a city bus. NPR's Joe Shapiro and Colorado Public Radio's Stephanie Wolf explain.

Spread by parasitic worms that can infect via a splash of water, schistosomiasis causes debilitating symptoms. It hits kids ...

Detroit and Windsor, Canada have shared a fireworks tradition for generations. At the start of summer, thousands of people still gather on both sides of the border to celebrate together.

After a day of extreme heat and canceled events, President Trump closes out America's 250th birthday with a long speech and a fireworks display.