The shootings were part of a wave of violence that erupted as the country plagued by gang violence swore in its new prime ...

Utility companies have been sued to bankruptcy over downed power lines that caused deadly wildfires in Hawaii and California. A Colorado utility's power shutoff to prevent fire also caused problems.

Human rights groups say there have been at least 1,000 attacks by extremist Israeli settlers on Palestinians in the occupied West Bank in the past year. Hundreds have been driven from their homes.

Companies in China are fueling a "silver economy" by adapting to serve hundreds of millions of people over the age of 60.

A federal judge has ruled that a Louisiana law requiring the display of the Ten Commandments in public school classrooms is unconstitutional.

Global pandemic treaty negotiators are hashing out cooperation plans this week and considering rushing the process out of ...

NPR's Michel Martin talks with Edward Whelan of the Ethics and Public Policy Center about President-elect Trump's influence on Senate Republicans' selection of a new majority leader.

The election has many federal workers on edge, as President-elect Trump has renewed his vows to rid Washington of "rogue bureaucrats" and to "dismantle the deep state." How quickly could it happen?

Every year, millions of pounds of garbage pollute freshwater lakes across the U.S. In Minnesota, scuba divers took a deeper look at where all the underwater trash is coming from and how to prevent it.