About three-quarters of Americans say democracy is under serious threat, according to a new poll from NPR, PBS News and Marist. A similar number also see politically motivated violence as a major ...

France over the weekend banned smoking in public parks, on beaches and at bus stops in an effort to protect children.

A Trump administration investigation has found that Harvard University violated federal civil rights law by failing to protect Jewish students on campus.

When the Trump administration took over, one of its first major moves was dismantling the United States Agency for International Development. Nearly six months later, it officially shuts down Tuesday.

The bill would ensure Rural Emergency Hospitals receive higher Medicaid reimbursement rates, improving financial viability ...

A 1983 routine cleaning at Boerne High School in Texas yielded a rare and precious find: a thick, ornate Bible wrapped in cloth and written in low German. Now it will soon be seen online.

The jury considering the charges of racketeering conspiracy, sex trafficking and transportation for prostitution against the music mogul Sean Combs began its deliberations.

A punk duo is under investigation in the U.K. and banned from performing in the U.S., after its singer led anti-Israeli military chants during a BBC live broadcast of the Glastonbury arts festival.

NPR's Juana Summers talks with Sarah Jane Tribble, chief rural correspondent for KFF Health News, about how the Reconciliation Bill's cuts to Medicaid could impact rural hospitals.

Andrew Roth survived the Nazi concentration camp Buchenwald. Jack Moran helped liberate the camp while serving in the U.S.

Two eastern North Carolina communities are among the ten All-America City Award recipients. Officials with the National Civic League said Jacksonville and Kinston were recognized for their ...

The National Hurricane Center is watching another area off the coast of Florida and the southeastern states, but meteorologists said there isn’t much chance that it will become tropical. The latest ...