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Hungary's Viktor Orbán has chipped away at institutions that make a democracy healthy, including the judiciary, where he has stacked courts with loyalists, reduced judges' pay and limited expression.

Lawmakers released the budget for the 2024-2025 fiscal year on Tuesday and prepared to pass it Friday as they end the annual legislative session.

Friday is the deadline for the government to release files related to the life and death of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. There are still questions about what will be published and when.

This Sunday's politics chat covers some of the many questions in Washington right now — including those surrounding the Jan. 6 investigation and its consequences for former President Donald Trump.

It was the first run with gorings in the festival so far this year. Three more daily runs before it finishes Thursday.

If you’re prepping for a Fourth of July cookout or seeking to recreate stadium-quality hot dogs at home, Mel Lohn can help. Alongside his wife, Virginia,…

Steep cuts in federal funds for agriculture research over the last 20 years threatens farming's fight against climate change.

Israelis are paying heavy costs for the longest war in their history: a mental health crisis, trauma, unprecedented division during wartime, animosity abroad and apathy for Palestinian suffering.

The amount the state would be on the hook for could grow if it doesn't improve its SNAP error rate within the next two years.

Also this week: the virtual reality stories of three displaced children.

Greece's capital city was in flames Sunday night as thousands of Greeks rioted over proposed austerity measures. Despite the violence, Greek lawmakers signed off on the measures as part of a bailout deal to save the country from a chaotic default. European leaders now need to approve the deal.

English playwright Harold Pinter is awarded the 2005 Nobel Prize in Literature. He is the author of plays such as The Birthday Party and The Caretaker. Pinter has earned his own adjective, "Pinteresque," which refers to his use of spare dialogue and banal settings to create a sense of dread and implied violence in everyday relationships.

It's a "big week," according to Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn - an understatement for a man who may get all of his gifts well before the holidays this year.Now…

When security told Juan Lastra to sit down, Adele told them to leave him alone. The incident sparked a debate about concert etiquette. Stand when others are sitting? Tell a fan to sit down?

Eight GOP presidential hopefuls, minus the front-runner, debate tonight. The Biden administration lays out a school debt repayment plan. After near-misses, regulators plan 90 runway safety meetings.

Play among children is vital for their social development. So what's in it for adults?

For Hostess, the deal with the peanut-butter-and-jelly conglomerate is a sweet win after not one, but two bankruptcies.

Critic David Bianculli acknowledges that his year-end list of TV favorites is hardly all-inclusive. Nevertheless, here's what he enjoyed watching, including Beckham, The Bear and Black Mirror.

Live-tweeting your fever and body aches after your second shot is the ultimate humble-brag of 2021. But does it really matter to immunity if you have a strong reaction to the COVID-19 vaccine?

The popular video of Beethoven's 5th dressed in a mambo beat is a reminder of many other classical transformations, from jazz great Betty Carter to the Japanese electronics wiz Tomita.

The wrangling over what to do about a sprawling homeless camp in Santa Rosa, Calif., highlights how hard it is to find answers for a growing crisis across California and much of the West.

Florida Gov. Rick Scott resumed his push Wednesday for a massive tax-cut package and a “historic” increase in school funding, downplaying a call for…

Drugs that can help keep COVID-19 patients out of the hospital are playing only a small role in Michigan, where the pandemic is accelerating. Logistical challenges are to blame.

NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Palestinian writer and analyst Ahmed Fouad Alkhatib about the future of security and governance in Gaza.

McCarthy is still short of the votes he needs to be speaker, and it's because of a staunch, anti-establishment, intransigent far-right group that wants government to do a lot less.