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The U.S. Army celebrated its 250th anniversary on Saturday with a massive military parade in Washington, D.C., against a backdrop of political division and protests savaging President Trump.

José Delgado worked in agriculture, harvesting everything from tomatoes and squash to beans and sweet potatoes. Over time, working in Florida's heat took its toll.

"Russia remains the most active foreign threat to our elections," said Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines, noting that new AI technologies make influence operations easier to pull off.

It would direct the FWC to survey participants in Florida Youth Conservation Centers Network summer camps in 2025 and 2026 about whether another state bird should be selected.

Former President Rodrigo Duterte was arrested in March by Philippine authorities on a warrant issued by the International Criminal Court. He is now being held at an ICC facility in the Netherlands.

It’s estimated that eight to 12 months will pass before the first hammer will fall. The theater will close for approximately one year.

The original North Ward Elementary School building was constructed in 1915.

When we talk about winter squash we are distinguishing it from summer squash: zucchini and yellow summer squash. Think butternut, buttercup, Kabocha, delicata, acorn and others.

What's behind these seismic shifts? Analysts point to major beverage makers' interest in the industry — and investors' hopes for Canada's upcoming legalization of marijuana.

The Hollywood Forever Cemetery has been known as the final resting place of many celebrities. Now, it's adding a high-rise mausoleum to deal with shrinking space in high-density Los Angeles.

Evacuating away from a hurricane is difficult for elderly people who are ill, don't have access to transportation or live on a fixed income. Slow, rainy storms such as Dorian are particularly tough.

NPR's Arun Rath gets the latest from correspondent Corey Flintoff at the site of last week's downing of a Malaysian jetliner in Eastern Ukraine.

The CDC released new guidance that allows people fully vaccinated against COVID-19 to resume some pre-pandemic activities, like gathering indoors with other vaccinated people without wearing masks.

George R. R. Martin is back with the fifth installment in his popular series, A Song of Ice and Fire. The newest book, A Dance with Dragons, is a tale that writer Lev Grossman says is the perfect epic for our age: complex, nuanced and with no clear divisions between good and evil.

As France lifts its lockdown and welcomes vaccinated visitors from the EU and America, a new museum opens in the center of Paris that features contemporary African American artists.

Older patients typically suffer from a collection of diseases. And they are treated by an array of specialists for each disease. Doctors who specialize in geriatrics are a key care component, keeping an eye on an individual's overall health.

Amal Saad-Ghorayeb, author of Hizbu'llah: Politics and Religion, says that after the war with Israel last year, there is a sentiment that the Lebanese government was complacent about the Israeli invasion and could no longer be trusted. Ghorayeb discusses the status of Hezbollah with John Ydstie.

Paul Miller was once recognized as the oldest active accredited classroom teacher in the U.S. He reflects on his long career.

The senator launched a nationwide conversation when he challenged the president's pick to lead the CIA. He vowed to keep talking until the White House clarified whether it has authority to kill U.S. citizens on American soil with drones. He finally stood down, but the debate is far from over.

From endless book signings to heated arguments with booksellers, author M.J. Rose knows the value of self-promotion. NPR's Lynn Neary joins Rose on the road for a taste of what it means to be a writer in today's new world of publishing.

For years, nuns at the 85-year-old Monastery of the Angels in Los Angeles have helped pay the bills by selling pumpkin bread. But now their oven is broken — and they're broke. The nuns are praying for a new oven to help relieve the financial distress.

Al Sahel Hospital in southern Beirut evacuated all its patients on Monday after Israel said it is sitting on top of a hidden Hezbollah bunker full of millions in gold and cash.

As protesters oppose attempts by Israel's government to weaken courts they count members of the military among their supporters. The unrest in Israel continues as violence increases in the West Bank.

About 150 of Washington, D.C.'s famous cherry trees near the National Mall will be removed this spring in order to repair a crumbling sea wall. But only after the upcoming cherry blossom festival.

In Canada, a growing network of clinics helps active drug users get high more safely. Many public health experts want similar "harm reduction" programs in the U.S., where drug deaths have surged.