President Trump says Israel and Hamas have agreed to the first phase of a 20 point peace deal. More than a week into the government shutdown, the parties are largely digging into the same messages ...

Pope Leo XIV has issued the first major document since his election in May, a meditation on poverty. The document was begun by Pope Francis, who died in April, and finished by Pope Leo. It was ...

Israel and Hamas have agreed to the "first phase" of a ceasefire deal intended to end to the devastating Gaza war that unleashed the deadliest fighting ever between Israelis and Palestinians.

Emma Petty Addams is a classically trained pianist and a piano teacher. But right now, that part of her life is on pause. "That's kind of who I am. And once I can go back to that, I will. Just at the ...

The Trump administration is considering another bailout for soybean farmers hit hard by China's retaliatory tariffs. NPR speaks with Caleb Ragland, president of the American Soybean Association.

Three new hip-hop releases show a way forward for mid-level artists: albums the length of a network sitcom, and committing to the audience you already have.

President Trump argues the National Guard is needed in Chicago — a city that had its fewest summer murders in 60 years — because it is overrun with crime. But the conditions to legally justify troop ...

Craig Clark, 79, calls himself the "Tech Fairy." Clark spends his time refurbishing old laptops and giving them away for free to people who need them.

A new poll shows trust in federal health policies is plummeting, and what -- or who -- people believe increasingly depends on their politics.

For the first time on record, renewable energy generated more electricity for the planet than coal, a new report says.

Today, a minuteman is featured on the Guard's seal and the spirit of a "minuteman" still rings true, according to Kevin Greene, the co-director of the Center for the Study of the National Guard at the ...

A Cornell University researcher has been developing an artificial heart for children for more than 20 years. Now, his research is on hold and his lab is shut down.