A person has tested positive in British Columbia, Canadian health officials said, though the results must be sent to another ...

A case of H5 bird flu is believed to be detected in a human in Canada for the first time, health officials said Saturday. A ...

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — A transitionary council created to reestablish democratic order in Haiti signed a decree Sunday ...

The incident follows a string of other recent deadly shootings surrounding homecoming events at schools in Southern states.

Scott Detrow is a White House correspondent for NPR and co-hosts the NPR Politics Podcast.

On Prince of Wales Island in Alaska, wildlife managers are trying new techniques to count local wolves so they can determine how many can be hunted. Limiting the quota is controversial in the ...

A New York parks employee died battling one of a number of wildfires in New Jersey and New York amid dry conditions that have ...

Congress returns this week. Republicans are hopeful they will maintain their House majority in the next Congress. In the Senate, Republicans will choose the next majority leader.

Chicago may soon become the largest city in the northern hemisphere without an intercity bus terminal as Greyhound's downtown station is threatened.

Tourists stayed away from western North Carolina this year after Helene swept through the area, and towns that depend on leaf lookers are bracing for big losses.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with award-winning film composer Hans Zimmer about his latest work for the film "Blitz." ...

Donald Trump's moves after his election victory indicate he may be more efficient and less erratic than he was last time as he stands up his administration.