Cape Verde didn't win a match at the World Cup, and somehow, that didn't seem to matter. The African team's debut on this ...

Iran began a dayslong funeral Saturday for the late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, months after an airstrike killed ...

NPR member station reporters across the U.S. asked people how they are thinking about their country on its semiquincentennial ...

Superfans and sleuths appear to have their hunches confirmed on Friday, as dozens of black cars dropped off elegantly dressed ...

NPR's Juana Summers speaks with Maryland Gov. Wes Moore about July 5th Martyrs Day – a day to commemorate those who gave their lives in the pursuit of equality and civil rights.

Federal courts have largely afforded President Trump broader executive authority, except on the question of managing elections.

On the main street of Cuba City, Wisc., there's a Parade of Presidents, with decorative shields for each President, begun as a bicentennial project in 1976. Donna Rogers keeps it all going.

Bonfires were a regular part of life in early U.S. history. Before the wide adoption of municipal firework displays, these giant fires, some many stories high, were common.

Residents from Kerrville mark the somber first anniversary of the catastrophic flood that brought death and destruction to communities along the Guadalupe River in central Texas.

A father who lost his 18-year-old daughter in the flooding at Texas' Camp Mystic now advocates for greater protections at other camps for young people.

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.

For Danny McBride, success in Hollywood has taken patience, hard work, and a little bit of delusion. That sense of delusion is present in the characters he portrays and in his new book of stories.