On Thursday, the board of the Kennedy Center voted a second time to shut down most of the Washington, D.C., arts complex for what is being described as a two-year major renovation plan, according to a ...

From the Arkansas Advocate: Officials at Arkansas’ busiest airport are hopeful they’ll be the first in the nation to secure a federal infrastructure program loan for a terminal expansion they say is ...

The Bridge Project is working to help expecting Arkansans by giving them direct cash payments. There are 300 spots available with $6 million committed to the program in Arkansas. Arkansas routinely ...

Federal prosecutors and Luigi Mangione's defense team will hold a special court conference Friday morning in Manhattan federal court, raising intense speculation that the two sides may have reached a ...

MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday made his first visit to the Kuril Islands, a Moscow-controlled Pacific archipelago that also is claimed by Japan, which voiced a diplomatic ...

Everyone in Ukraine has a story about syrnyki, the tangy, curd-cheese pancakes that have been a breakfast staple for hundreds of years.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement plans to spend up to $20 million to equip its officers with gloves that can deliver electric shocks. The agency says the new tools can help with de-escalation, ...

The major league pitcher Tommy John was the first person to undergo surgery to repair a torn ulnar collateral ligament in his elbow — the procedure that has since been named after him. In 1974, John ...

The cost of caring for pets is rising. Petflation is affecting more than just the cost of food and care; it also makes it more expensive to transport pets between shelters, a key part of getting many ...

NPR’s Emmanuel Akinwotu brings us this story from Togo, along West Africa’s most ambitious urban corridor. He meets the Nana Benz, icons of past prosperity in a region where opportunity is rapidly ...

Haitians in Ohio who lost Temporary Protected Status last month have been summoned to an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility to be outfitted with ankle monitors.

Here & Now’s Scott Tong talks with Laura N. Pérez Sánchez on the ground in San Juan. She’s an independent investigative reporter and editor reporting on the water rationing taking place in San Juan ...