The next stop in former President Jimmy Carter's six days of funeral services is Washington, D.C., where he will lie in state ...

A strong earthquake killed dozens of people in Tibet on Tuesday and left many others trapped as dozens of aftershocks shook ...

McDonald's says it is changing some of its inclusion standards, becoming the latest large company to announce it is rolling ...

The Minneapolis City Council on Monday approved an agreement with the federal government to overhaul the city's police ...

Rudy Giuliani was found in contempt of court for failing to properly respond to requests for information as he turned over ...

The Michigan Court of Appeals has ruled the state health department was too quick to terminate the parental rights of a ...

Why was the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States split on allowing or blocking Nippon Steel from buying U.S. Steel? NPR's Michel Martin asks one of the committee's former advisers.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced he is stepping down ahead of this year's general election.He had faced mounting pressure to resign — from both allies and opponents.

Is ISIS having a resurgence? NPR's A Martinez talks to Aaron David Miller, senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, about how ISIS is adapting its tactics to survive.

Bread lines have become a feature of the new Syria, posing a critical challenge to the country's rebel rulers who ousted President Bashar al-Assad last month.

Ski-industry giant Vail resorts is struggling with a strike by ski patrollers at Park City Mountain resort in Utah, their biggest property. Skiers are complaining about delays and unsafe conditions.

Many Orthodox Christians celebrate Christmas in January, not December. In Lebanon, Christians say the holiday is extra poignant for them this year.