Until now, only Orthodox Jewish men in Israel have been allowed to take exams to become rabbis. After a long campaign, women ...

Two people have been confirmed dead following a chemical tank rupture on Tuesday at the Nippon Dynawave Packaging Co. in ...

City and state officials are asking people to conserve water and check for possible waste as a way of dealing with dry ...

Four months after University of Oregon doctoral student Erick Njue was killed biking across Patterson Street, community members are putting up signs along the road.

Researchers say some structural changes in treating addiction are helping, including wider access to overdose reversing ...

A former senior CIA official with top secret-level clearance is accused of stealing hundreds of gold bars worth more than $40 ...

In Colombia's election this Sunday, a flamboyant criminal lawyer — who flaunts his wealth, machismo and even his music videos — is pitching himself as the toughest candidate on crime.

You may know nutmeg as an item that lives in your spice cabinet. But did you know its colorful verb form? "You get nutmegged ...

After Vincent Tourville deployed to Iraq in 2009, he was angry and out of control with what would later be diagnosed as ...

Democrats see an opportunity in Texas to retake the Senate, but how realistic is that goal? NPR's A Martinez speaks with Kyle Kondik {KAHN-dik} of the University of Virginia Center for Politics.

NEW YORK — Happy, a Bronx Zoo elephant who gave researchers new insight into the animal's behavior and became the crux of a ...

After cutting staff and tapping into one-time funds to close a larger-than-expected budget gap, the Eugene School District ...