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No compromise yet between progressive and moderate Democrats over two huge spending bills, as President Biden urges patience.

Many Iraqi Muslims won't be able to attend traditional Friday prayers. A curfew is in effect in Baghdad and three provinces following sectarian violence sparked by the destruction of a Shiite mosque -- and more than 200 deaths.

Brazil's Congress is voting Wednesday on a move to unseat embattled President Michel Temer.

Millions of American homeowners are underwater — that is they owe more than their house is worth. That number though is falling as home prices rise, and as more houses get foreclosed on.

The state insurance commissioner said Wednesday the time might be right to end Florida's "no-fault" auto insurance system, but lawmakers aren't expected...

More than 5 million Venezuelans have fled their country, many of them to neighboring Colombia, whose president is winning praise for his open-door policy toward Venezuelans.

Two years after Hurricane Katrina emptied New Orleans, more than 90,000 evacuees live in Houston, permanently it seems. Life for all of them has been difficult, and their stories are a mix of sadness, loneliness and triumphant hope.

What does it take to get a tariff refund? One small business owner kept an audio diary of his quest to get his money back from the U.S. government.

Ukraine's incursion into Russia opens a third front that Kyiv is counting on to build leverage and morale. NPR's A Martinez talks with the Financial Times' Ukraine correspondent Christopher Miller.

People under stress are more likely to have health problems, according to a poll by NPR, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Harvard School of Public Health. That's true for caregivers, too.

Sarasota’s St. Armands parking garage has fallen far short of the revenue projections used to justify the project, leaving the city’s parking division struggling to cover the debt tied to it and contributing to a financial crisis now rippling across the city’s parking system.

Peabody Coal, one of the largest coal producers in the world, is teetering on the edge of bankruptcy. It would be the latest in a string of major coal companies going under. But drive through Wyoming's Powder River Basin, where 40 percent of U.S. coal is mined, and it's as if nothing has changed, even at sites owned by bankrupt companies.

The port will attempt to work with the state and other agencies to decide how to move forward and balance the needs of the booming cruise and space industries.

The hunt will take place in four regions of the state and use a lottery process for hunters to obtain permits.

Florida’s Republican-dominated Legislature quickly put the finishing touches on a record $91.1 billion spending plan Saturday, meeting numerous requests…

The NFL legend says he never knew the money he received came from welfare funds. The Mississippi attorney general could still sue Favre if he doesn't pay interest owed on the amount.

Harvey? He's a bulldog with a lead foot. British TV announcer Johnny Vaughn? He's an unhappy bulldog owner with a newly dented $96,000 Maserati.

In Columbus, Ohio, neighbors are debating whether Sen. John Kerry or President Bush will be better for America. In this political battleground state, voters are finding it hard to win their neighbors over to their point of view. Hear NPR's Steve Inskeep.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Sunday he's willing to bring bipartisan health care legislation to the floor if President Donald Trump makes...

The sports network announced Wednesday that it was unable to reach agreement on a contract extension for Taylor. Her final appearance for the network was Tuesday night's NBA Finals telecast.

Hillary Clinton's campaign is making a pitch on creating economic opportunity for disabled Americans, a level of attention that disability advocates say is rare in a presidential campaign.

As Spaniards migrate from villages to cities for work, education and access to health care, rural hamlets are ending up on the auction block. Foreigners are in the market for these properties.

An excerpt from "The Other Moonshot," a podcast from LAist Studios and Reasonable Volume.

Rich Lowry, of the prominent conservative magazine National Review denied that he used a racial slur to refer to Haitian migrants during an appearance on The Megyn Kelly Show.

The United Kingdom plans to recognize a Palestinian state in September unless Israel commits to peace in the Gaza Strip and to stopping the annexation of the West Bank.