Hurricane Katrina exposed longstanding flaws in the New Orleans criminal justice system. In the 20 years since, there has ...

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Big Freedia about her new album, "Pressing Onward," and how her childhood singing in the church ...

The State Department said it would start a pilot program that will require cash deposits to tourist and business visas for ...

Dozens of Texas Democrats left the state to protest a redistricting map, facing potentially steep consequences. Lawmaker ...

New images of emaciated Israeli hostages held in Gaza have horrified Israelis and added pressure on Prime Minister Benjamin ...

Seasonal employees counting on housing at Yosemite were asked to volunteer for the park while the government was unable to ...

Roughly 3,200 workers are striking at sites in Missouri and Illinois. Members of the labor union representing the workers ...

Trump says his tariffs will spur America into a "golden age" — but that remains far from certain. Here are 5 things to know ...

Loni Anderson died at a Los Angeles hospital following a prolonged illness, according to her longtime publicist, Cheryl J.

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Health officials from Minnesota to Maine have issued alerts warning of poor air quality from wildfires burning in Canada.

Chilean families are having only one child on average. U.S. birthrates are also dropping but it's unclear whether the U.S.