An intense and nearly historic weather pattern is cooking much of America under a dangerous heat dome this week with ...

The powerful Vera C. Rubin Observatory is releasing some of its first images as part of an ambitious effort to effectively create a movie of all the changes in the southern night sky over a decade.

A single mom who is deaf overcame challenges and gave her college's commencement address in Colorado.

Eric Johnson's husband Dennis Hopkins was given a 50% chance of surviving lung cancer. During one hospital stay they met their unsung hero, a nurse named Sherry.

After 104 days in detention, Columbia University graduate student Mahmoud Khalil talks with NPR about his experience.

The Supreme Court blocked a court order requiring 15 days notice — enough time to contact their lawyers — to individuals the Trump administration is trying to deport to countries other than their own.

Speaking in New Mexico, President Trump's Secretary of Agriculture announced her intention to roll back a landmark 2001 ...

The president made the announcement on social media, but officials in Israel and Iran have yet to announce it for themselves.

President Trump's decision to launch airstrikes on Iran's nuclear facilities without first consulting Congress has drawn ...

Sometimes history lies hidden just around the corner. Just south of Washington, D.C., is a graveyard with more than 100 wooden ships that date to World War I -- the Ghost Fleet of Mallows Bay.

School – and the federal government's role in it – has been a topic of debate in the U.S. since the very first Department of Education was created.

Benjamin Netanyahu has long had sights on Iran. He recently seemed to be sidelined by President Trump. Now, Netanyahu's basking in the moment after the U.S. attacked Iran.