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A memo written by National Security Advisor Stephen Hadley that criticizes Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has been leaked to The New York Times. The memo also considers the political environment in Iraq. Robert Siegel talks with Nancy Youssef, Baghdad bureau chief for McClatchy newspapers, who has met with Maliki both before and after he took his current post.

Historically black colleges and universities are developing new pathways for formerly incarcerated people to earn a degree and transition

Gov. Ron DeSantis said this is the first of several announcements he will make regarding job growth and infrastructure.

Violence and natural disasters are fueling the surge in the number of people displaced, the U.N. says in a new report.

Paris Brothers, a specialty foods company based in Kansas City, Mo., is recalling several cheese products because they could have been contaminated with listeria. No illnesses have been reported.

An intense search for an American family sailing the rough seas between New Zealand and Australia has ended after two weeks of fruitless attempts to find their sailboat.

The Supreme Court has ruled that same-sex marriage is a right.

A variety of items will be tax-free in the state over coming months. The move comes as Americans are facing soaring inflation and high gas prices.

Composer David Diamond died Monday in his hometown of Rochester, N.Y. As a composer, Diamond is celebrated for his sense of melody, which he felt helped him speak to the public. He would have turned 90 in July.

The bottles of Starbucks' vanilla Frappuccinos may contain pieces of glass, the Food and Drug Administration said.

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is recalling about 204,000 of the children's weighted blankets, which were being exclusively sold at Target.

The court said just one district is unconstitutional — House District 90. Justice Sonia Sotomayor issued a scathing dissent that was five pages longer than the majority opinion.

Freezing rain and thunderstorms pummeled parts of Ontario and Quebec on Wednesday, knocking out power for about 800,000 people, officials reported.

The former president and 2024 hopeful has been indicted by a grand jury, multiple sources close to Trump confirmed to NPR. Join NPR as we unpack key moments.

The annual SantaCon celebration is back in New York City this Saturday.

The U.S. added 150,000 jobs last month, slowing down from the blistering pace seen in September. The drop was partly the result of an unprecedented autoworkers' strike.

Jeff Bezos filed a statement with federal regulators indicating his sale of nearly 12 million shares of Amazon stock worth more than $2 billion.

The U.S. and Israel are close allies, but they've had sharp disagreements. Are the current differences over the war in Gaza a short-term dispute or a fundamental change in the relationship?

Does talking to a cute stranger make your palms sweat? Confidence coach Regina Bonds offers advice on to how to put yourself out there, including how to show interest without coming off as creepy.

Actress and model Isabella Rossellini's video series, Seduce Me, investigates the strange and fascinating mating behaviors of animals. Rossellini plays a diverse cast of characters from the animal kingdom -- from hermaphroditic earthworms to swinging deer to asexual lizards.

Women in the movement have built Internet presences around boosting white nationalist ideologies. But journalist Seyward Darby says that outspokenness is at odds with male white nationalists' ideas.

Several prominent mayors from around the country boycotted a meeting with President Donald Trump Wednesday because of a Justice Department crackdown on…

A station to detect nuclear weapons tests picked up the volcanic eruption in Tonga from Antarctica. Some experts say the blast could be more than 50 megatons, while NASA estimates 6-10 megatons.

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro's government faces a deadline this week — to commit to holding free and fair elections or face renewed U.S. oil sanctions.

Israel's recent military operation in the Gaza Strip and subsequent blockade were meant to weaken the militant group Hamas. But Hamas' rule over the coastal enclave seems stronger than ever, even as it confronts a host of new challenges, including criticism that the group is not Islamist enough.