That's the way one scientist puts it — referring to how infected wild birds survive long enough to spread it to birds and ...

Several large U.S. companies deleted some or all DEI references from their most recent annual reports to investors, an NPR analysis finds. And, unusual trends are driving winter respiratory viruses.

It's common for young people leaving jails and prisons to end up back behind bars, often after lapses related to untreated ...

This week calls for some throwback thinking. If you can recall how Roman numerals work, you'll get at least one question ...

House Speaker Mike Johnson is working with House Republicans to advance a budget bill that would allow Republicans to pass ...

The 19th century term describes the perceived right of Americans to use force or the threat of force to wrest desireable land ...

An attempt to identify and explain some of the biggest things that happened each week, and draw attention to some that have ...

Trump has long felt that Japan and other wealthy allies take advantage of the U.S., racking up big trade surpluses, while ...

President Trump signed a series of executive actions that would limit transgender and nonbinary people's rights by focusing ...

The House education committee is charged with forging consensus on the nation's education policy. But at a recent meeting, partisan differences were on full display.

Some companies have announced diversity rollbacks — but many more are deleting or softening language from their investor disclosures, an NPR analysis finds.

The rebels continued advances in eastern Congo despite their own announcement of a cease-fire. The U.N. secretary-general ...