The 62-year-old scientist turned politician campaigned on a promise to protect an expanded social safety net and fight for ...

Union dockworkers at ports across the U.S. began walking picket lines early Tuesday, snarling the movement of billions of ...

Union dockworkers at ports across the U.S. began walking picket lines early Tuesday, threatening to halt the movement of ...

The Connecting Chords Music Festival begins a two-month run of 10 concerts on Saturday, Oct 5 with “Live Music for Silent ...

This year's Lasker Prize for public service goes to South African researchers Salim and Quarraisha Abdool-Karim. The married ...

The dangerously monikered cactus is a source of joy in the Southwest. Albuquerque celebrates with music and yummy opuntia treats.

As the conflict escalates in the Middle East, the Kalamazoo Nonviolent Opponents of War rallied Sunday in support of Lebanon.

Baseball great Pete Rose has died. He's known as MLB's all-time hits leader, but was banned from the sport in 1989 for gambling. NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with author Keith O'Brien about Rose’s legacy.

Experts say the first thing is to make sure it’s safe to go back inside. Then you need to dry things out as fast as possible.

Spruce Pine is a major global supplier of high-purity quartz. It’s an essential ingredient for microchips and solar panels.

A family escaped drowning during Helene with six people and 20 cats on a roof. The storm took everything but their lives. They have no insurance or savings and scant income.

The crypto industry is pouring money into federal elections this year, hoping for a friendlier next president. Trump is embracing the industry -- and now Harris is also courting the crypto vote.