The remains of three people handed over by Hamas to the Red Cross this week do not belong to any of the hostages, Israel said ...

While too much shouldn't be made out of off-year elections, the Nov. 4 election will be the first major electoral sign of the ...

A paleontologist was trying to locate the site of a famous 1908 discovery when a rancher in Wyoming shared an important clue.

Yoshinobu Yamamoto beat Toronto for the second time in a week, as the defending champion Los Angeles Dodgers held off the ...

Relations between the two neighbors hit a low point this month, with fighting killing people on both sides of the border. At ...

Voters in cities and counties around New Mexico are choosing new local leaders like mayors, city council members, and county ...

"67," pronounced "six seven," spread from a rap song, through sports and social media, to classrooms and homes across the U.S ...

Judge Indira Talwani acknowledged this will leave millions of people without assistance starting Saturday. Two dozen ...

Melissa Ann Pinney's photographs capture everyday moments of adolescence inside Chicago Public Schools over the course of a seven-year artist residency.

Research suggests music has the power to relieve pain. We speak to a nurse who brings his ukulele into the hospital ward.

Hospital chaplains often meet people at the lowest point in their lives. We hear from one chaplain who encourages patients to discuss their tattoos as a way of creating an emotional bond.

A ballroom at the White House could seat nearly a 1,000 guests for state dinners, but what to do while it's being built? NPR's Scott Simon suggests holding state dinners at the Iowa State Fairgrounds.