Georgetown University researcher Badar Khan Suri has been released from an immigration detention center in Texas, after a ...

As the Supreme Court takes up birthright citizenship, a new poll finds that less than a third of Americans want it to end. But other parts of the White House's immigration crackdown are more popular.

House Republicans are trying to pass a massive bill full of President Trump's top agenda items by the end of next week. But a ...

Omaha is considered a blue dot in the red state of Nebraska and now the city will have a new Democratic mayor. John Ewing, Jr., ousted a Republican incumbent and will be the first Black mayor.

NPR's Juana Summers speaks with Mouaz Moustafa, executive director of the Syrian Emergency Task Force, about President Trump's decision to lift US sanctions against Syria.

For one volunteer, helping get the basics out to new parents is an endorphin rush.

People ran around San Francisco on Tuesday looking for a 22-pound chest stuffed with $10,000 worth of treasure, after ...

A small network of anti-abortion rights activists has been making progress pushing for bills that would classify people who get abortions as criminals.

Republicans want to use the federal tax code to create a national school voucher even in states where voters have fought such ...

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Honor Jones about her debut novel, Sleep, and how the things people learn and endure in childhood affect how they parent.

The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health is restoring several programs and bringing back the staffers who ...

The nation's aviation infrastructure is again under scrutiny, following a series of paralyzing communications and radar ...