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The news in Syria has raised immediate questions about the fate of Assad's stockpiles of chemical weapons and the continued presence of U.S. forces fighting the Islamic State in the northeast.

Authorities in Madison, Wisc., don't yet know what led a student to open fire at Abundant Life Christian School killing a teacher, a fellow student and injuring six others.

U.S. employers added more than a quarter-million jobs in December, according to the Labor Department. That's far more than forecasters were expecting.

A federal judge on Monday paused plans by the Trump administration to end temporary legal protections for hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans, a week before they were scheduled to expire.

No restaurants are slated to close. Hooters of America said franchisees or licensing partners would continue to operate all locations. Those franchisees include the Clearwater founders, who own locations in Tampa Bay.

Bryan Hodgson was an assistant coach for multiple programs, including Buffalo and Alabama, before his first head coaching gig at Arkansas State.

The numbers of Americans learning Mandarin Chinese has declined dramatically, but one elementary school in Washington DC is seeing more demand for Chinese language education than ever.

In Syria, many Kurds celebrated Nowruz in secret under Assad. With him gone, Kurdish people are throwing their biggest spring equinox party in decades. But some still fear for their safety.

Early voting is underway in a special election for the former congressional seat of Republican Mike Waltz, who is now national security adviser.

Denver police say a student at East High School who was being checked for weapons as part of a pre-existing agreement pulled out a gun and shot two administrators.

The news of the leak of life-and-death operational details to a reporter lands differently with veterans and active-duty troops, who can be prosecuted for much less significant "spillage" incidents.

Yolanda Saldívar, the woman convicted of killing Selena Quintanilla-Perez, has been denied parole after spending decades behind bars for fatally shooting the young singer at a Texas motel in 1995.

The U.S. and North Korea are working out the details for a possible second summit between President Trump and Kim Jong Un.

President Biden said that the U.S. is committed to defend Taiwan in case of an attack by mainland China. China claims the island as its own, and has threatened to invade if it declares independence.

Two-time Olympic gold medal speed skater Shim Suk-hee revealed earlier this month she was repeatedly raped by her coach. Now, South Korea's governing sports body has promised a crackdown on coaches.

A Japanese hotel that became known as the "world's first robot hotel" three years ago is powering off many of its robots. It turns out that guests prefer humans to handle their requests.

One of Pruitt's closest political allies in Congress said he would call for the EPA chief to step down if his ethical scandals don't stop.

Roughly 1 in 7 people around the world do not have any form of identification. This is holding them back from accessing public services. The World Bank is looking for new ways to think about IDs.

Trump's promised tax cuts, and their potential consequences for the U.S. economy, took center stage at Bessent's confirmation hearing.

The U.S. added 157,000 jobs in July, according to Friday's report, including 37,000 in the manufacturing sector. NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Dana Jordan, president of Cascade Rescue in Sandpoint, I.D., about hiring at his business.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Reuters reporter Stefano Rellandini about the collapse of a bridge in Genoa, Italy, on Tuesday.

The visit, Xi's first since 2016, will conclude a three-nation Southeast Asian tour that included stops in Vietnam and Malaysia.

The Pentagon released its long-awaited report on the deaths of four U.S. and five Nigerian soldiers in a battle with ISIS last October in Niger.

Several Republicans joined Democrats in voting to overturn the FCC's controversial decision. But the measure has little chance of success in the House.

The Vietnam War came to an end on April 30, 1975, when North Vietnamese forces captured Saigon.