A chance discovery by a NASA rover on Mars shows that the red planet has a form of lightning, which researchers had suspected ...

Thirteen people were killed in a fire that spread across seven high-rise apartment buildings in a Hong Kong housing complex.

Far-Flung Postcards is a weekly series in which NPR's international team shares moments from their lives and work around the ...

Leaked call transcripts between special envoy Steve Witkoff and a Putin advisor could derail Trump's progress on peace in ...

A historic Chino Valley farm that supported Fred Harvey’s railroad dining empire over a century ago is on track to become ...

Pope Leo XIV is embarking on his first foreign trip, a pilgrimage to Turkey and Lebanon, amid Mideast tensions and the media ...

Italy's parliament on Tuesday approved a law that punishes femicide with life in prison. The vote coincided with the ...

Fighters have settled across northern Syria, surprising displaced Syrians who've tried to return to their homes. Nearly a ...

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks with former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Bridget Brink about Ukraine's posture toward a peace deal.

After appearing in a video urging members of the military to not obey illegal orders, six Democratic lawmakers say the FBI has requested interviews with all of them.

More than six million people are expected to fly during the Thanksgiving holiday. The FAA says the aviation system is back to normal after weeks of disruptions caused by the government shutdown.

Claims that Jingle Bells started as a Thanksgiving song are making the rounds online again. So, how did the holiday classic actually come to life?