While recent research shows the night sky is getting brighter every year across North America, the Big Bend area in Texas has ...

About three-quarters of Americans say democracy is under serious threat, according to a new poll from NPR, PBS News and Marist. A similar number also see politically motivated violence as a major ...

A Trump administration investigation has found that Harvard University violated federal civil rights law by failing to protect Jewish students on campus.

When the Trump administration took over, one of its first major moves was dismantling the United States Agency for International Development. Nearly six months later, it officially shuts down Tuesday.

Out in the Big Bend area of West Texas, the nighttime skies are some of the darkest in the world, making it a perfect place for stargazing. Locals have worked to keep it that way.

NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Michael Shaikh about his new book "The Last Sweet Bite," which explores the effects of violence on cuisines in conflict zones.

The latest batch of inductees to the Radio Hall of Fame are out, including NPR's very own Scott Simon. Before he hosted "Weekend Edition," he started with NPR in 1977 as Chicago bureau chief.

A new federal survey - taken after every major election - shows in 2024, mail-in voting was down but early, in-person voting ...

Americans think that democracy is under a serious threat, according to the latest NPR/PBS News/Marist poll. And their faith ...