Black smoke streamed from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel on Thursday morning in Rome, signaling that the 133 cardinal ...

Two dozen states allow citizens to propose ballot measures. But Republican lawmakers in many of those states are now adding ...

Of 64 women, researchers found that 53% reported using soap, lotion, shampoo, conditioner, skin lightener, eyeliner, eyelash ...

Hundreds of thousands of Velella velella, more commonly known as by-the-wind-sailors, are drifting onto the coastline.

Army veteran Harry Miller was stationed in Germany when the Nazis surrendered. Upon hearing the news, he recalls that ...

President Trump has proposed slashing federal scientific funding. Economists say the long-term consequences could be dire.

The 133 cardinals in the conclave will participate in as many as four rounds of voting a day until a two-thirds majority is ...

Presidenti Trump did not reveal the trading partner, saying only that it was "A BIG, AND HIGHLY RESPECTED, COUNTRY" and that ...

Policymakers at the Federal Reserve voted on Wednesday to hold interest rates steady for now, while they wait to see how President Trump's trade war plays out in the U.S. economy.

NPR talks with filmmaker Dion Nissenbaum about the documentary "Who Killed Shireen?" In it, the Israeli soldier who allegedly killed Palestinian American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh is identified.

Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins says the department will consider bringing back some employees who took the ...

Warren Buffett, the 94-year-old billionaire investor known as the "Oracle of Omaha," is retiring as Berkshire Hathaway's CEO. What made him so powerful, and why does he have so many fans?