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Across the United States, National Guard reservists are preparing to go overseas, and in many cases leaving police and fire crews critically understaffed. NPR’s Howard Berkes visits the small rural town of Beaver, Utah as its National Guard unit prepares to leave -- possibly to serve in the Mideast -- and finds conflicting emotions among the soldiers, town residents and the families they leave behind. See photos of Beaver and its residents.

The building housing the Environmental Protection Agency got a new name on Wednesday: it's now the William Jefferson Clinton Federal Building. The former president tallied his administration's accomplishments at a renaming ceremony.

Donald Triplett, the first person to be diagnosed with autism, dies at 89.

President Obama was in Germany Friday where he met with Chancellor Angela Merkel, before visiting the site of Buchenwald, the Nazi concentration camp. Later, Obama met with injured American soldiers evacuated from Iraq and Afghanistan at a U.S. military hospital in western Germany.

A Tallahassee Judge is weighing whether to allow a constitutional challenge to the state’s tax credit scholarship program to proceed. Since its...

Low-lying southwest Louisiana is particularly vulnerable to flooding from Hurricane Harvey, and some areas are evacuating as people head to higher ground.

Mexico said farewell to Pope Francis from the border city of Juárez. His journey across the country followed the well worn path taken by millions of immigrants to reach the doorstep of the U.S.

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Suzanne Maloney of the Brookings Institution about the effects of further sanctions on Iran.

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks to Arthur Kroeber, author of China's Economy: What Everyone Needs to Know, about the economic potential of China, and how it compares to the U.S.

It’s been more than two weeks since the death of George Floyd and protesters are still taking to the streets in the fight against racial injustice and…

President-elect Trump has pledged to deport millions of undocumented migrants — including a million in Florida — but the immigrants most vulnerable to his sweep may actually be those who are here legally.

The writer, whose Between The World And Me was the winner of this year's National Book Award in nonfiction, talks about his process and the classmate and friend to whom he dedicated the award.

The Bucs needed a win or tie by New Orleans at Atlanta to win the NFC South. Instead, the Falcons' 19-17 victory means the Panthers are the division champs, eliminating Tampa Bay after a late-season collapse.

Critic-at-large John Powers looks at the recent work of Canadian filmmaker Guy Maddin. His film Brand Upon the Brain! is now out on DVD, and his movie My Winnipeg is currently playing in theaters.

Alan Gross was working for USAID, to bring Internet access to Jewish Cubans. The Cuban government sentenced him to 15 years in prison.

The organization raised $15 million to help build a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border. Authorities say Bannon diverted money for his personal use. Bannon says the charges are politically motivated.

President Joe Biden said Thursday a tentative railway labor agreement has been reached, averting a potentially devastating strike before the pivotal midterm elections.

Many houses in the Old San Juan neighborhood of La Perla flooded or collapsed completely, leaving people homeless and sleeping in the ruins.

Psychiatrist Anna Lembke says the medical establishment and drugmakers began telling doctors in the 1980s that opioids were effective treatment for chronic pain. "That was patently false," she says.

U.S. employers added 311,000 jobs in February, a modest slowdown from the month before. The jobs report will be closely studied by the Federal Reserve as policymakers try to battle inflation.

These days, a New Year's Eve celebration doesn't feel complete without one thing: a countdown. But that ritual to ring in the new year isn't as old as you might think.

Growing up an "awkward boy" in the grim, gray reality of 1970s England, Mark Barrowcliffe sought out books that offered a glimpse of hidden powers and a life less ordinary.

Suburban misfit Marc Acito — author of Attack of the Theater People and other comic novels — relies on three fictional gal friends for comfort, laughs and inspiration.

Since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade last week, many have turned to music to express the emotion that has overwhelmed them in this moment. We examine five songs and what they mean today.

Across the University of South Florida St. Petersburg campus, both students and the public are finding a smattering of free live performances to enjoy.…