Attacks and counterattacks continued throughout the Middle East Wednesday. Two cargo ships were struck in the Gulf, as some ...

The war with Iran entered its 13th day Thursday as attacks on commercial ships spread to Iraq's waters and oil prices climbed back above $100 a barrel. Two oil tankers were struck by projectiles near ...

The White House wants tougher rules for commercial licenses after several high-profile crashes involving foreign-born drivers. But critics say that would do little to make the nation's roads safer.

A Zambian scientist is on a quest to prevent brain drain from Africa so he's established a state-of-the-art drug discovery lab in South Africa.

Iran has effectively closed the Strait of Hormuz as the U.S. and Israel continue airstrikes in the country, triggering what's being described as the "largest oil disruption in history." ...

NPR spent several days traveling across a pair of swing districts in Pennsylvania to find out. The answers show how much has changed since the 2020 election.

Richard Kahn testified to the House Oversight Committee that he did not know about Epstein's crimes. He said monetary gifts that Epstein made did not raise any red flags.

The fallout from DOGE staffers' efforts to access sensitive Social Security data continues as an agency watchdog disclosed a new investigation into "potential misuse" reported by a whistleblower.

A military assessment suggests a U.S. Tomahawk cruise missile was responsible for at least 165 deaths at an Iranian girls' school, according to a U.S. official who was not authorized to speak publicly ...

The war between the U.S., Israel and Iran is widening. Iran has threatened shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, a key route for global oil, while the U.S. says it destroyed Iranian vessels laying mines ...

NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with actor Delroy Lindo about his Oscar nominated role in the supernatural thriller Sinners.

Chile has sworn in its most right-wing president in decades — and his rise, and ideology, are rooted in a small town beneath the Andes.