The Kentucky General Assembly opened the 2026 session in new temporary lodgings with no gallery for in-person viewing.

Last year, for Black History Month, NPR's Scott Simon spoke with Edith Renfrow Smith of Chicago, who has died at 111 years ...

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Béla Tarr, the Hungarian arthouse director best known for his bleak, existential and challenging films, including Sátántangó ...

Rep. Adam Smith, the top Democrat serving on the House Armed Services Committee, says Trump administration officials offered ...

A coalition of 35 countries met to discuss Ukraine's sovereignty if and when a peace agreement with Russia is reached. The meeting was overshadowed by worries about the U.S.'s interest in Greenland.

For artist Thomas McKean, the New York City MetroCard was anything but mundane. He used cut-up bits of the cards to create hundreds of sculptures and collages, and still has a stockpile to work with.

The Pentagon is mounting a six-month review of women in ground combat positions, according to a memo obtained by NPR.

President Trump says he's in charge. But the U.S. has no troops or diplomats Venezuela, and all of Nicolas Maduro's top aides remain in power.

Will there be a second series finale for Stranger Things on Jan. 7? Some fans seem to think so, and their theories are going viral with the hashtag, Conformity Gate.

California is writing rules to limit plants around buildings to protect them from wildfires, after the Los Angeles fires a ...

President Trump met with House Republicans and said his policies provide a roadmap to win the midterms. But GOP lawmakers might not view the intervention in Venezuela as something to brag about.