The Austin, Texas, choir has been in operation since 1879. This year, NPR joined the choir as they prepped for their annual Christmas concert.

The year is coming to a close, which can bring a lot of reflection. What went great and what might have gone sideways? Every ...

When Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad fled the country, members of his own minority sect say he left them impoverished and stained with his legacy.

The overtime rule would have made more than 4 million workers newly eligible to earn overtime on Jan. 1. Then a federal judge ...

The overtime rule would have made more than 4 million workers newly eligible to earn overtime on Jan. 1. Then a federal judge ...

So it's very Mars-like." Mueller is outfitted in a heavy tan work jacket and a NASA baseball cap, and though it's bitterly ...

Portland volunteers "taxi" Northern red-legged frogs to and from their egg-spawning ground. The service protects them from becoming roadkill on a highway.

NPR's Leila Fadel, Jane Arraf, and Ruth Sherlock share their reporting from Syria more than a week after the fall of the Assad regime.

Wayfinding, the art of sea navigation without modern tools, takes center stage in Disney's "Moana" films. NPR's Steve Inskeep talks t0 an expert about wayfinding and its cultural significance.

The Food and Drug Administration is considering banning the food dye known as Red No. 3. It's used in candy, snacks and soda. An FDA spokesman says a decision could come "soon".

New research suggests that black plastic is associated with health risks. Researchers found toxic flame retardants in many black plastic household goods.

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Stacie Pettyjohn of the Center for a New American Security, about why the federal government hasn't provided more details about drones spotted over some East Coast states.