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The White House is pressuring colleges to align with President Trump's agenda, urging multiple schools across the country to sign a "compact" in exchange for priority access to federal grants.

Mexico braced for mass deportations after President Trump took office, setting up reception centers to provide shelter and services. But so far large scale deportations haven't materialized in Mexico.

The Senate voted late Sunday evening on a compromise that could reopen the government following the longest shutdown in history.

Burns' six-part documentary uses voiceover, reenactors and drone footage to tell the story of America's founding. And it reminds viewers that the quest for a more perfect union is far from over.

The best drug to fight malaria is facing increased resistance from the parasites it fights. Now there's an alternative in the pipeline and it looks promising.

President Trump hosted Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa at the White House, welcoming the once-pariah state into a U.S.-led global coalition to fight the Islamic State group.

Sarah Mullally has been named as the new Archbishop of Canterbury. She's the first woman ever chosen to lead the world's 85 million Anglicans.

Laser technology is being used to more accurately measure mountain snowpack — crucial information for farmers and water managers in drought-stricken areas like the Colorado River Basin.

In Miami, poems are popping up on sidewalks, in photo booths and even on a billboard. It's part of a campaign to ensure every person in Miami encounters a poem during the month of April.

A carefully conducted study of treatments for short-term back pain finds that opioids aren't the best approach. The results throw into question current guidelines.

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.

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.

Gov. Ron DeSantis called the new school, which has been operating for years from other buildings on campus, "the premier place for the study of Western civilization and the foundations of the United States of America."

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.

Five Republicans joined with Democrats on a vote to end the national emergency that President Trump has declared as the basis for sweeping tariffs on Brazil.

You may know sargassum as the stinky algae that periodically washes ashore, but it’s been an important breeding habitat for many marine species in the Atlantic.

Thirty-five years after the Recording Academy revoked Milli Vanilli's Grammy for best new artist, the awards show has nominated one of its members in an unexpected twist.

Among other bills, Trump rejected legislation that would have given the Miccosukees more control over some of their land. The tribe was among groups suing the administration over "Alligator Alcatraz."

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

U.S. military officials are worried about the connections between ISIS and Boko Haram. U.N. Ambassador Samantha Power visited the African country of Chad, which is threatened by both groups.

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.

The United Auto Workers has not made a presidential endorsement yet. The union is also engaging in contentious negotiations with automakers.

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."

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