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A special election in what should be a safe seat for Republicans has proven to be more competitive than expected as polls close Tuesday.

The deadly attack on U.S. forces in Syria underscores the challenges facing the new Syrian president one year into his rule of the fractious nation.

Federal immigration agents launched an enforcement operation in New Orleans on Wednesday that they say is aimed at criminals who are in the country illegally.

Russia's ghost fleet of sanctions-busting oil tankers are using the Turkish-controlled Bosphorus to reach the Black Sea, causing headaches for Turkey.

Clowns of all stripes are at the World Clown Association convention in Orlando, Fla., this week. There they connect with other clowns and improve their skills in workshops all to become better clowns.

President Donald Trump abruptly changed his tone Wednesday about his Colombian counterpart, Gustavo Petro, saying they had exchanged a friendly phone call and he'd even invited the leader of the South American country to the White House.

In October, the National Institutes of Health reported an increased risk of hormone-related cancers in people who use hair straightening chemicals, which are often Black women.

Sisters Shanita Baraka Akintonde and Danielle Tavon Bishop remember their mother, Mary Catherine Bishop, and their final moments with her.

Lawmakers in many states will be returning to their state capitols in the New Year with a vastly different legal landscape surrounding abortion rights than one year ago.

President Trump is facing backlash for how his administration has handled the promised release of evidence surrounding the life and death of disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein.

Even setting aside the investigations by special counsel Robert Mueller and other federal prosecutors, Washington had more than its usual list of scandals in 2018.

Kevin Spacey's arraignment for allegedly sexually assaulting an 18-year-old is scheduled for Jan. 7. David Greene talks to Vox Film Critic Alissa Wilkinson.

Was the change in Egypt's government a coup or not? For members of Congress, the difference is more than a question of semantics. U.S. law requires that aid be cut off to a country that undergoes a military coup — which, if it were to happen in the case of Egypt, would bring on dramatic consequences.

The agreement aims to resolve a yearslong standoff between the popular social media platform and the U.S. government over national security concerns tied to China's parent company, ByteDance.

Could it be the biggest upset in tennis history? Roberta Vinci beat Serena Williams in the semifinals of the U.S. Open. Vinci and fellow Italian will face off in the final on Saturday.

Either China or Kazakhstan will be chosen on Friday as host of the 2022 Winter Olympics. European nations have been scared off by the cost of hosting the event, but China has the ambition and the money to match.

In Kenya, a former Ugandan Olympic marathon runner Rebecca Cheptegei has died days after being set on fire by her former partner.

As nuclear talks with Iran approach a deadline, the U.S. must ease sanctions enough in order to make a deal with Iran while not letting it off the hook completely.

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Alberto Minetti of the University of Milan about his research on how astronauts on the moon could keep fit by running around the inside of a cylindrical "Wall of Death."

The Food and Drug Administration says it's going to get tougher on vaccines, blaming the deaths of at least 10 children on the COVID-19 vaccines.

The United Nations says Ethiopian government forces have detained 16 of its humanitarian workers, and continues to prevent food aid from reaching areas of Tigray threatened with famine.

Every December, thousands of runners gather in a small northern Maine town to run a marathon through the frigid woods. The race started as an unlikely way to stoke the town's economy.

President Trump will hold a rally in Pennsylvania Tuesday, where he's expected to talk about his administration's efforts to address two major concerns for voters: the economy and affordability.

USF's plan to turn their Claw golf course into the Fletcher District — a destination for students, faculty and staff — continues to move forward.

With the government shutdown over, we take a look at what's next in Congress in the coming weeks.