The faiths in our family include skepticism. But we have come to think of prayers not as a list of wishes hurled into the ...

WASHINGTON — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said her agency will need to start taking "extraordinary measures," or special ...

LONDON — Olivia Hussey, the actor who starred as a teenage Juliet in the 1968 film "Romeo and Juliet," has died, her family ...

It's unclear how the issue of ownership of the Panama Canal became a talking point for President-elect Donald Trump this week ...

Severe thunderstorms and an outbreak of tornadoes could disrupt holiday travel Saturday. More than 2,700 flights were delayed ...

If your New Year's resolution is to give up drinking for the month of January, this expert guide can help you get to Day 31 ...

Gaza's Health Ministry said Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya, director of Kamal Adwan Hospital, was arrested by Israeli forces along ...

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Maggie Rowe and Emily Garcés, the hosts of the podcast "50 Words for Snow," about words English needs but does not have.

President-elect Donald Trump is asking the Supreme Court to delay a law banning TikTok next month. It comes just weeks before TikTok and the Department of Justice are set to argue in front of the high ...

The dreidel is best known as a beloved Hanukkah tradition. But it actually started as a European gambling toy, only acquiring religious significance in the new world.

U.S. and Ukrainian intelligence suggests that Russia is using North Korean soldiers essentially as canon fodder for nearly impossible missions.

A "stampede" of dolphins off the Southern Calif. coast provided a moment of wonder at year's end.