The federal government said the state should do more to fight fraud and is holding back funds. Minnesota officials say the ...

China has signaled continuity rather than change for its economy, setting a slightly lower target for growth this year in the midst of a property slump and other headwinds at home and growing ...

The Academy Awards will for the first time spotlight a vital, often overlooked craft: casting. NPR speaks with all the nominees in the new category.

As Iran launches its Shahed drones at Gulf nations in retaliation for strikes by the U.S. and Israel, Ukraine offers its expertise at downing the drones Russia has lobbed at its cities for years.

Pan dulce is a symbol of Latino food and culture. At a recent masterclass, people learned how to bake sweet bread while sharing stories.

Texas Republican Rep. Tony Gonzales has faced increasing pressure from his party to resign or drop out of his race after allegations of an affair with a staffer.

As clerics convene to replace Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei after his death in an Israeli strike, Iran faces a pivotal choice that could either cement hardline continuity under his son ...

The employees of a movie theater have been keeping a list of some of the mis-remembered film titles that ticket-buyers have asked for.

Democrats in the Senate were facing an uphill climb Wednesday in their push to restrain President Trump's ability to wage war ...

For nearly 50 years, NBC’s “Saturday Night Live” has been giving viewers a weekly dose of political satire — who can forget Dana Carvey’s “wouldn’t be prudent” impersonations of the ever-so-cautious ...

During the American Civil War, tens of thousands of soldiers used a simple envelope to cast their ballot from the battlefield ...

Six months after massive youth-led protests that ousted a prime minister, voters in Nepal are headed to the polls on Thursday.