Matthew Livelsberger, a 37-year-old Green Beret from Colorado, also wrote in a note that he needed to "cleanse my mind" of ...

The man behind the New Year's Day attack in New Orleans said in videos that he was inspired by ISIS and had joined the group ...

President Biden's judicial picks have included the first Black woman to the U.S. Supreme Court, women of color to federal ...

The first order of business for the House this year is to elect a speaker but divisions within the GOP are already causing ...

The first order of business for the House this year is to elect a speaker but divisions within the GOP are already causing ...

The move wasn't unexpected despite efforts by the Japanese government to persuade the Biden administration to approve the ...

In 2018, an orca in Washington dubbed J35 by scientists made global headlines when she carried her dead baby on her nose for 17 days. The same orca has just lost another calf.

Alcohol use is a leading preventable cause of cancer, according to an advisory from the Surgeon General. Studies show a link to at least 7 types of cancer. The more people drink, the higher the risk.

Officials have not yet released the names of the 14 people killed in the New Orleans New Year's Day truck attack, but their ...

Bollards meant to close roads off to cars have been an issue in New Orleans for years. Why did officials ignore this for so long, and what more could be done to keep crowds there safe?

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with with Jocelyn Chung, who wrote a children's book called When Love Is More Than Words, about all ...

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Amy Nordrum of the MIT Technology Review about the magazine's list of breakthrough technologies for 2025.