Three major new studies on democracy and freedom all find the U.S. is slipping further away from democracy. Leaders of two of ...

The vote by the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts, whose members are supporters of the Republican president, clears the way for the U.S. Mint to begin production on the coin, whose size and denomination ...

WBGO's Doug Doyle chats with music power couple Iqua and Adegoke Steve Colson about their 50-year marriage, latest release ...

In messages to NPR, Tehran residents describe largely deserted streets roamed by paramilitary officials and vigilantes. They ...

Israel said it killed Iran's minister of intelligence, Esmail Khatib, in an overnight strike Wednesday. The announcement came ...

Sen. Richard Blumenthal, a panelist in Sen. Markwayne Mullin's Department of Homeland Security confirmation hearing, discusses the reforms he wants for the agency and shares his views on the Iran war ...

The U.S. Postal Service's leader says it is set to run out of money in less than a year and may have to stop deliveries ...

The risky lending business has been booming — but now its problems are becoming increasingly visible on Wall Street and beyond.

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The letter X can be a lot of things: rebellious, mysterious, religious. For this Word of the Week, we examine its origins and ...

Title X is a 56-year-old federal grant program that supports thousands of clinics that provide birth control and STI testing and treatment around the country. Now those clinics could face a funding ...

Oklahoma Republican Sen. Markwayne Mullin faces questions from his fellow senators at his confirmation hearing to lead the Department of Homeland Security, ...