A 19-year-old Mexican migrant died at a county jail in Florida that has been holding immigrant detainees, according to U.S.

Cuba is preparing to receive its first shipment of Russian oil this year, just days after the government announced it was ...

The vote by the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts, whose members are supporters of the Republican president, clears the way for ...

Three major new studies on democracy and freedom all find the U.S. is slipping further away from democracy. Leaders of two of those studies say President Trump's goal is to rule as an autocrat.

The "Because I Got High" rapper made waves in 2023 with the album and song "Lemon Pound Cake," using home video to mock a police raid on his Ohio home. The deputies lost their civil suit against him.

The Trump administration announced a three-phase transition that will eventually include management of most federal student ...

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission says Planned Parenthood of Illinois will pay $500,000 to end an investigation that found the organization's DEI practices violated federal civil rights laws ...

Oklahoma Sen. Markwayne Mullin faced a difficult hearing on Wednesday on his nomination to lead the Department of Homeland Security.

NPR has learned that mediators have quietly given Hamas a proposal to hand over all its weapons to ensure Gaza's reconstruction.

Iran launched attacks on the world's biggest liquefied natural gas complex in Qatar on Thursday. These strikes are in ...

In messages to NPR, Tehran residents describe largely deserted streets roamed by paramilitary officials and vigilantes. They ...

The Grammy-winning singer describes herself as a "53-year-old woman who is maneuvering her career the way she wants to, how ...