Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank shot and killed a Palestinian American man during an attack on a village, the ...

Venezuela's acting president has signed into law an amnesty bill that could lead to the release of politicians, activists, ...

Drinking water around the District of Columbia hasn't been contaminated. But scientists say the environmental damage could be severe.

Last year, Colorado legislators passed a law to create a voluntary “do not sell” registry in an effort to prevent gun ...

MILAN — Alysa Liu has won figure skating gold, the first U.S. woman to do so in over two decades. It's an ironic outcome for ...

A Republican voting overhaul is back on Capitol Hill — with an added photo identification provision and an altered name.

An NPR reporter covering the Olympics in Milan takes us on cultural side quests, to a hospitality house and a candy store.

Leaders of environmental groups are issuing fresh warnings this week about the impacts the ongoing gridlock could have in the ...

Canada was long the top dog of Olympic women's hockey. But with a win Thursday, the Americans could do more than earn a third gold medal — they could prove the sport's balance of power has shifted.

Legislation in the works would task the state education department with investigating complaints of schools falling short in ...

A coalition of public lands advocates and historians has filed a federal lawsuit against the Trump administration, accusing ...