The battle over the tariffs began on day one of the president's second term when he signed an executive order that let him impose a wide range of tariffs on virtually every U.S. trading partner.

Mexican security forces kept up their battle with cartel gunmen following the killing that sparked a surge in violence and ...

The Texas Republican is facing calls from fellow House Republicans to resign, following allegations of an affair with a staffer who later died by suicide.

Photos of cities in Connecticut, New York, New Jersey and Massachusetts as they cope with a powerful winter storm.

Five years ago, Planet Money tried to buy an obscure, forgotten superhero from Marvel — one of thousands of minor characters sitting unused in the company's IP vault. The superhero we wanted? Doorman, ...

A horse's whinny is an unusually distinctive mix of sounds including both high and low frequencies, a new study in Current Biology shows.

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with filmmaker Ava DuVernay about the film and TV of a decade ago as part of a Black History Month series about the year 2016.

In Mexico, chaos erupts after a major drug cartel leader is killed in a military raid. Armed men set fire to banks, businesses and vehicles in retaliation. We get the latest from Mexico.And we meet ...

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with organized crime expert Steven Dudley about "El Mencho" and what the death of the cartel leader means for the fight against drug trafficking in Mexico.

Great Smoky Mountains National Park is the busiest National park in the U.S., but with the park service cutting nearly a quarter of all positions last year, volunteers have made up the difference.

Blizzard conditions kept people at home from Delaware to coastal New England, with many communities seeing record snowfall. Travel was banned and clean up will be a big project in many towns.

In cities around the world, groups of people get together to do on-location drawing in the place where they live. They say it helps them notice new things in their city.