Economic conditions boomed in Missouri and the country in 1835. The cotton market and prices increased throughout the South, ...

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Anders Fogh Rasmussen, former prime minister of Denmark and former head of NATO, ahead of the Munich Security Conference.

Hays was born on January 10, 1738, in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, and about 1764, he married Eve May Apple. Hays was a ...

People in poor countries often get little or no warning about floods, storms and other deadly weather. Local efforts are ...

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Anders Fogh Rasmussen, former prime minister of Denmark and former head of NATO, ahead of the Munich Security Conference.

President Trump's peace plan for Gaza has been rejected by far-right Israeli officials who want the land for Jewish settlements.

As health insurance costs hit record highs, some Illinoisans are facing a nearly 30% increase in their premiums. With more than half of Americans not aware of what their plan includes, experts are ...

The FBI on Tuesday released a series of surveillance photos recovered from the home of missing Arizona woman Nancy Guthrie. FBI Director Kash Patel described the masked individual pictured as armed ...

With the race still too close to call, former congressman Tom Malinowski conceded to challenger Analilia Mejia in a Democratic primary to replace the seat vacated by New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill.

NPR's Rachel Treisman took a pause from watching figure skaters break records to see speed skaters break records. Plus, the surreal experience of watching backflip artist Ilia Malinin.

On paper, the Fed chair is just one vote among many. In practice, the job carries far more influence. We analyze what gives ...

NPR's Michel Martin speaks to Democratic Rep. Suhas Subramanyam of Virginia about viewing the unredacted Epstein files that the Justice Department made available to members of Congress.