The Corporation for Public Broadcasting said today it will start winding down its operations after it lost federal funding.

While most highway bridges get regular inspections made available to the public, railroad bridges are different, a Howard Center investigation finds.

Today 16 states and the District of Columbia filed a lawsuit in support of children's hospitals and doctors that have provided gender-affirming care for minors, contending the Trump administration has ...

A Michigan mayor talks with NPR's All Things Considered about how tariffs will affect constituents.

BRICS is an economic alliance that includes Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa and several other nations. So why has this alliance generated so much animosity from President Trump?

More than 12,000 older adults are competing in the National Senior Games in Des Moines, Iowa. The multi-sport competition takes place every two years and is dedicated to participants 50 or older.

NPR's Juana Summers speaks with Michael Lynk, former U.N. Special Rapporteur for human rights in Palestinian territories, about recent international moves to recognize a Palestinian state.

With President Trump's political rise in 2016, a movement emerged, entwined with Trump's Make America Great Again branding. But the MAGA movement is intrinsically tied to Trump, making its future ...

One topic dominated online conversation this week: the American Eagle jeans ad featuring actress Sydney Sweeney. We break down why people are so worked up about it.

A nearly wordless meditation on the building blocks of civilization — stone and concrete — Viktor Kossakovsky's documentary Architecton is a dazzling sensory overload.

Medical personnel conduct forensic exams on survivors of sexual assault in order to preserve evidence.  New cameras used by emergency rooms in Ohio hospitals could help make the process more ...

Firefighters are having a lot of trouble controlling the fire that destroyed the historic Grand Canyon Lodge. Rapid growth now threatens a remote and fragile forest ecosystem.