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The wildfire destroyed 11,000 homes, and the Issacses' house is one of the first on their street to be rebuilt. They committed to staying in Paradise, Calif., because of their jobs and growing family.

It's been 50 years since Robert F. Kennedy's assassination. Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer David Kennerly, who covered his short-lived run for president, describes what it was like on the ground.

Former Secretary of State Colin Powell died early Monday due to complications from COVID-19.

More than 500 Israeli soldiers have survived serious injuries fighting in Gaza, according to the military, thanks largely to lessons learned and advances in medicine.

One of the most sensitive topics in Florida politics has to do with oil rigs creeping closer to our shores. Recently, Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke took…

Republicans on the campaign trail this year will be eager to tout the potential benefits of their tax cut plan.

The costs keep piling up for Trump's border wall which has a current pricetag of $11 billion — nearly $20 million per mile. It's more expensive than any other wall under construction in the world.

Bong Joon-ho's film about families, class and keeping secrets won best picture. It's the first time a film in a language other than English has won the top prize.

When a large sinkhole opened in Land O’ Lakes last month and swallowed a pair of homes, Dr. Lori Collins first heard about it not on the news, but in text…

Most new Palm Beach College Students were going through orientation earlier this month, but Jake Seiler was wrapping up his first three courses.Despite…

Reservoirs swollen by rain from Hurricane Harvey were opened early Monday, a move that was expected to flood more homes — but one the Army Corps of Engineers says is needed to limit the disaster.

Fifteen-year-old softball player Riley Diedrick wanted nothing more than to race alongside her friends.She and her teammates in South Florida are thrilled…

While Democratic women are smashing records for serving in office, the GOP is grappling with how — and how much — to work on boosting its women candidates.

Bias-motivated crimes are rising, but few police departments are trained to identify them. A group of prosecutors is traveling from city to city, warning officers that ignoring hate crimes is risky.

Senate Republicans have erupted in anger at Tommy Tuberville's hold on military promotions. On Wednesday, several Republicans tried to force votes on the promotions of more than 60 military officers.

NPR's Student Podcast Challenge receives entries from students in grades 4-12 from all over the country. These are the fourth grade winners.

NPR's Scott Detrow talks to Republican Rep. Jason Smith of Missouri about the $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package. Smith opposes the bill, which the House is expected to vote on Wednesday.

For years, Miriam Colvin's grandfather told the story of a boxing match between a young Indiana farm boy and a 14-year-old kid from Kentucky — named Cassius Clay. But was the story true?

Getting evicted during COVID can risk a person's health and doom their ability to find a home. The extension this week of a federal order preventing evictions could save many people from that fate.

The method, in which voters are asked to rank candidates, has gained traction as a way to more accurately reflect the will of the majority. But detractors warn there are potential downsides, too.

The court ruled that NCAA rules are not reasonably necessary to distinguish between college and professional sports. Still, the ruling could be potentially transformative.

NPR's Noel King talks to Dr. Anthony Fauci, the country's top infectious disease expert, about the implications of an FDA advisory panel recommending COVID-19 vaccines for children ages 5-11.

NPR's David Folkenflik speaks with climate reporter Geoff Dembicki about the launch of the Fox Weather streaming service and concerns over how Fox News covers climate change.

Francis Collins has served longer than any other director of the National Institutes of Health since 1971. He tells NPR he did not anticipate the culture wars taking over scientific fact.

The Kingston Trio made the song a hit in 1958, but it's an old folk song about a murder that happened in 1866.