JD Vance and Tim Walz faced off in last night's vice presidential debate. NPR has fact-checked their claims and broken down ...

Dockworkers are demanding 77% in raises, among other things. Their union says they'll remain on strike until their demands are met.

Israel has promised "repercussions" for Tuesday's Iranian missile attack, launched after Israel invaded southern Lebanon. Israeli and U.S. forces intercepted most of the 180 Iranian missiles.

In London’s hipster neighborhood of Hackney, four primary schools shut this year, and playgrounds are empty. Rising costs and falling birthrates mean some of Europe’s biggest cities have fewer kids.

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Republican strategist Ron Bonjean and Democratic strategist Maria Cardona about the vice presidential debate between JD Vance and Tim Walz.

In eastern Tennessee and western North Carolina, efforts to clean up the flooding from Hurricane Helene's remnants are slow-going. People are relying on each other as they struggle to move forward.

While we might think it's cute when an animal goes viral online, but there are some real-world implications to an animal becoming too popular.

To remove potentially offensive names, a birding society said it would rename birds originally named after people. Since many birders resisted the change, it will be a topic at their annual meeting.

The SNL star says her new book is part of what she calls her “private mission to give a wink and a nod” to young people who ...

Vice presidential candidates are unlikely to make a fundamental difference in this election, but there were some takeaways ...

The anniversary of the October 7th attack on Israel takes place during the Jewish High Holy Days. It's a time of ending ...

Coastal cities often bear the brunt of hurricanes. But as Hurricane Helene showed, extreme rainfall can be life-threatening ...