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About 900 hikers, guides and other staff who were stranded by a weekend snowstorm on the Chinese side of Mount Everest have reached safety, state media said late Tuesday.

Singer-songwriter Lucinda Williams tapped into America's current period of struggle on her latest album, a collection of protest songs called "World's Gone Wrong."

In a game that came down to the wire, did the Steelers have a bit of divine help in their faceoff against the Ravens?

KWWL sports reporter Mark Woodley begrudgingly had to cover the cold weather last week in Waterloo, Iowa.

NPR's Scott Simon recounts the toll of five years of political violence in the U.S.

Republicans in Florida say the latest fundraising figures shows its growing strength and broad support leading up to the 2026 election cycle.

State budget leaders are being asked to let a pair of agencies distribute federal dollars for security around the seven FIFA World Cup matches that will be held in South Florida this summer.

The Mariana is a 145-foot dry cargo vessel registered in the U.S. It suffered engine failure Wednesday as a massive typhoon bore down on Saipan and nearby islands.

Gabrielle Pierce was devastated when her graduation ceremony was canceled at Xavier University of Louisiana. Then her dad got involved.

The monthly event supports local small businesses, artists and musicians.

It’s qualifying week for Florida’s U.S. Senate race. Candidates have until Friday at noon to file. But what's qualifying week?

The European Union accused Meta on Wednesday of failing to stop underage users from accessing Facebook and Instagram, in violation of the bloc's digital rules that require sites to protect minors.

Tennessee Republicans' map would crack Shelby County — home to majority-Black Memphis — into three different districts, in an effort to eliminate the state's lone remaining Democratic-held seat.

"Wolves: Photography by Ronan Donovan," curated by the National Geographic Society, debuts this weekend at the James Museum of Wildlife Art.

The candidates squabbled over electability, corruption and support for Israel. They also discussed former President Donald Trump’s recent comments on immigration, inflation and how he’d handle a second presidency.

The Trump administration has been marked by a scaled-back federal investment and involvement in U.S. health care. Biden's team has plans to change that — even if Republicans retain Senate control.

In 2016, Chile passed gratuidad, or "free college." As the idea gains popularity ahead of the 2020 presidential election in the U.S., Chile offers some lessons from what has happened there.

Though vaccination rates among Black Floridians still lag behind whites and Hispanics, recent data shows they are improving.

After a year and a half of being COVID-cautious, a fully vaccinated health journalist thought he could finally travel and socialize this summer. The resulting illness didn't feel "mild" at all.

It's a Thanksgiving Day tradition on All Things Considered for commentator Bailey White to read an original short story. With the author's permission, npr.org reprints this year's story, "Almost Gone."

A young American girl living with her father in Europe finds evidence that Dracula was real, and may be hunting them. Elizabeth Kostova's first novel created a bidding war in the publishing industry.

Farmers in California are trying to plant crops that don't require a lot of water. Some are turning to growing agave as a response to a warming state.

Telugu Americans are a huge part of the Indian population living abroad. Visual storyteller Akash Pamarthy shares his experience as part of the Telugu community in the United States.

NPR's Sarah McCammon talks with high school seniors from around the country who have spent nearly their entire high school career during the pandemic.