More than 140 people, including children, were killed and dozens were injured after an overturned tanker truck exploded in ...

Ukraine says North Korean military engineers have been sent to Russia to check how well missiles are launching.

Historian Mary Ziegler talks about the legal battles shaping reproductive rights across the U.S. — including the scope of abortion access and the fate of invitro-fertilization.

Patient and consumer advocates are looking to Kamala Harris to accelerate federal efforts to help people struggling with ...

The US Department of Health and Human Services is sending more than $1 million to Indiana to help community organizations distribute diapers.

America’s biggest pharmacy chains are closing hundreds of stores, laying off thousands of workers and rethinking their role ...

Bags with fancy clasps, like those popular in the early 1900s, are back in style. A look at how fashion seems to always come ...

Israel's attacks on Hezbollah have created problems for Lebanese people and the many Syrian refugees who live there. NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Tanya Evans of the International Rescue Committee.

The Treasury in Petra, Jordan, is a famous tourist site and features in an Indiana Jones movie. Now archaeologists say they've found a remarkable 12 complete skeletons in a hidden tomb beneath it.

A new trove of letters and oral histories is shining a light on the successes and challenges of jailhouse lawyers: people in ...

A recently televised documentary in Spain rekindles competing versions of the famed explorer's origins, but the scientific community is viewing it with caution.

The polling averages show Vice President Kamala Harris’ lead has dropped in every swing state in recent weeks.