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I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby, the most powerful aide to the most powerful vice president in the nation's history, is indicted by a federal grand jury. The news further rocks a White House struggling with a variety of second-term problems.

COVID-19 cases in Papua New Guinea have been surging. As hundreds become sick each day, the healthcare system is struggling to keep up. NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with journalist Rebecca Kuku.

The city of Fitzgerald, Georgia, planned to construct a giant, chicken-shaped topiary that would be one of the largest in the world. But in a recent election, voters let their displeasure be known.

JR, a French street artist, hasn't answered that question — and that's the point. His massive artwork on the border, which coincided with the decision to rescind DACA, is the "start of a discussion."

Bill Thompson, editor of Bird Watcher's Digest, visited Melissa Block's urban backyard in Washington, D.C., for a bird-feeding makeover.

New economic research has found that schools are much more likely to call a mom than a dad when they need to reach a parent.

Former President Donald Trump and other prominent Republicans have questioned FEMA’s response and claimed that its funding is going to migrants or foreign wars.

Sam McAlister was the BBC booker who persuaded Prince Andrew to go on record about his friendship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. It's the subject of new Netflix movie Scoop.

Two prominent Florida Democrats also criticized the CBS report, which the governor called "lies built on lies" and warned of unspecified “consequences."

Where do I apply? Who qualifies? Can borrowers get a refund? NPR took the most frequently asked questions readers had about Biden's student loan relief plan and answered them.

Melane Byrd says it was 8-years ago that her mother Doris Sherer started showing the signs of Alzheimer's Disease."It sneaks up on you. Yes it sneaks up…

The large digital thermometer attached to a car read 88 degrees when the St. Petersburg Fire and Rescue and the Suncoast Safe Kids Coalition started a...

The militant group that calls itself the Islamic State have begun a new round of fighting with the Syrian regime, surrounding a base outside its stronghold in Raqqa and launching offensives in Aleppo province and Kurdish regions. The death toll in Syria this week reportedly has reached 1,700, most of whom are combatants of one sort or another.

Is academic freedom fading on U.S. campuses? A Republican student group credits Trump's election with expanding their ability to speak out, while others discuss how his policies are reshaping campus life and academic fields.

Helena Soholm, a Korean American shaman and transpersonal psychologist, integrates Western and Indigenous systems of knowledge to facilitate healing and growth in modern, technologically advanced societies.

In 2020, Chileans overwhelmingly supported writing a new constitution. Two years later, Chileans overwhelmingly rejected it. This month, they will vote on a different version, but many say it’s worse than what they already have.

NATO is receiving an intelligence briefing from South Korean officials about the possible involvement of North Korean troops helping Russia in Ukraine.

As the death toll from the Venezuelan earthquakes more than doubles, rescue workers continue to search through the rubble for survivors amid worsening conditions and collapsing infrastructure.

Massachusetts Sen. Ted Kennedy has been diagnosed with a malignant glioma, a type of brain cancer. Dr. Andrew Norden of the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston talks about the treatment and prognosis of malignant gliomas.

Legendary TV journalist Barbara Walters died Friday at the age of 93. She spoke with NPR's Michel Martin in 2008.

Floodwaters began to penetrate towns in the Atchafalaya Basin after a massive spillway was opened to divert water from population centers. Many residents heeded orders to head for higher ground, hoping that the intentional flooding would be merciful to their way of life.

Floodwaters began to penetrate towns in the Atchafalaya Basin after a massive spillway was opened to divert water from population centers. Many residents heeded orders to head for higher ground, hoping that the intentional flooding would be merciful to their way of life.

The U.K. is struggling to stop a more contagious version of the coronavirus. NPR discusses what might happen if the variant spreads across the U.S.

California voters have overwhelmingly approved strengthening penalties for certain theft and drug crimes. They also ousted Los Angeles County's progressive district attorney.

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to CNN reporter Leigh Waldman, who is in Winder, Ga., where the school shooting took place on Wednesday.