Admiral Rachel Levine was the first transgender person to be confirmed by the Senate to serve in the federal government. Her ...

In Somalia, people are pushing back and pointing to the positives after President Trump disparaged their country.

Grammy-winning mandolin player Chris Thile is out with a new album. This time, he is taking the music of J.S. Bach to different locations. This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

A 2000 paper on the safety of glyphosate, the chemical in the weed killer Roundup, has been retracted. It turns out it was ...

Here & Now ‘s Scott Tong speaks with historian Theo Zenou, who says President Trump’s obsession with the death penalty is behind the surge. This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

Students in South Florida are resurrecting the 2023 Britney Spears musical show that lasted just three months on Broadway.

Phil Gunson, a senior analyst at the International Crisis Group, explains why he believes a gradual transition, not a regime ...

U.S. strikes in September on an alleged Venezuelan drug boat were the subject of a closed-door hearing on Capitol Hill Thursday and numerous media reports.

A dramatic drop in mortality for youngsters under age 5 has been one of the great accomplishments in global health. But ...

Some books give Smith's birthdate as Dec. 8, 1925, but more recent sources cite 1928 as his birth year. Regardless, the late musician always delivered the goods, even as the beats behind him changed.

The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled 2 to 1 that President Trump's firings of Democratic members of the Merit Systems ...

The fines were due to the platform's misleading use of blue check marks to identify verified users and a lack of transparency ...