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After their party's election losses in November, House Democrats are looking to regroup with a shuffle in leadership.

Adam Haslett's compelling novel focuses on the strained relationship between an asylum lawyer and his mother. It's a beautiful appreciation of the all-too-human mess of life.

There are more than 80 major wildfires burning across the western United States. In California, one family escaped the Borel fire, which continues to engulf large swaths of land.

On Oct. 2, the Vatican begins a monthlong meeting of Catholic leaders from around the world to discuss church policy. This year, women are demanding a seat at the table.

Democrats in the Minnesota House plan to boycott the state Capitol Tuesday by walking out of the first day of the legislative session. This after Republicans say they hold political control.

The U.S. stock market sank for the third consecutive day, as Wall Street CEOs started raising the alarm.

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., says the CDC has sent vaccines to Texas, but emphasizes using vitamin A to treat the disease -- worrying infectious disease doctors.

President Trump says he wants to take over Greenland. Some of the Danish territory's roughly 57,000 residents share how they feel about the island's current ties with the U.S. and Denmark.

In a daring nighttime martime operation, U.S. veterans whisked Venezuela's María Corina Machado out of the country to claim her Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo

The Federal Communications Commission has approved the merger of two major media companies: Paramount Global and Skydance Media.

President Trump has arrived in Beijing ahead of a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping. Trump has high-profile executives in the U.S. delegation with him, with trade and business on the agenda.

NPR's A Martinez talks to Paul Hayne, a planetary scientist at University of Colorado Boulder, about what he and others working on future moon missions hope to learn from Artemis II.

While shipping companies are pledging refunds for customers who directly paid tariff fees, the situation is much trickier for retailers.

The Okefenokee Swamp in Georgia has joined the list of UNESCO World Heritage sites.

A proposed $4 billion aluminum smelter pushed by President Trump is splitting Oklahoma Republicans.

Officials have confirmed more than 30 structures have burned in the Hawk Fire just northwest of Reno, Nevada.

Authorities are monitoring passengers who disembarked a hantavirus-stricken cruise ship while tracking down people who came in contact with them.

Edible cotton seeds could revolutionize the cotton industry. That's the goal of one researcher who says the seeds would be an inexpensive protein source that could help feed millions of people.

NPR's Rachel Martin speaks with Rick Martínez about his new cookbook Mi Cocina: Recipes and Rapture from My Kitchen in Mexico.

Every four years, the Winter Olympics help curling clubs in the U.S. recruit new members.

After it was revealed the former FBI director penned a memo saying the president asked to end the Michael Flynn probe, Democrats are talking about the I-word. But that's still very far afield.

It's the first day of the G7 summit. Israel and Hamas are willing to reach an initial ceasefire, but beyond that it gets tricky. Whistleblower tells ProPublica about Microsoft's cybersecurity lapses.

The turkey is the unofficial symbol of Thanksgiving, but don't tell that to eco-chef Bryant Terry. He's the author of The Vegan Soul Kitchen. Terry shares tried and true holiday recipes with a vegetarian twist.

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with former Rep Barbara Comstock, R-Va., about the Republican Party's reaction to President Biden's address, where he called "MAGA Republicans" a threat to American Democracy.