Iran has effectively closed the Strait of Hormuz as the U.S. and Israel continue airstrikes in the country, triggering what's being described as the "largest oil disruption in history." ...

Friendship Bench DC, an adaptation of Friendship Bench Zimbabwe, trains older volunteers to sit and listen to people who need someone to talk to for free.

The White House wants tougher rules for commercial licenses after several high-profile crashes involving foreign-born drivers. But critics say that would do little to make the nation's roads safer.

The war with Iran entered its 13th day Thursday as attacks on commercial ships spread to Iraq's waters and oil prices climbed back above $100 a barrel. Two oil tankers were struck by projectiles near ...

The threat of Iran laying mines in the Strait of Hormuz -- the narrow waterway through which about 20% of the world's oil supply travels -- is raising fresh fears about global oil prices.

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Rep. Kevin Kiley of California about changing his political party affiliation from Republican to Independent.

Michigan’s State Board of Education rejected a Republican-led resolution proposing to end lessons on sex and gender ideology in schools at a board meeting Tuesday.

NPR spent several days traveling across a pair of swing districts in Pennsylvania to find out. The answers show how much has changed since the 2020 election.

Richard Kahn testified to the House Oversight Committee that he did not know about Epstein's crimes. He said monetary gifts that Epstein made did not raise any red flags.

The fallout from DOGE staffers' efforts to access sensitive Social Security data continues as an agency watchdog disclosed a new investigation into "potential misuse" reported by a whistleblower.

The residency culminates in a public concert at 7:30 p.m. in the Dalton Center Recital Hall, presented as part of WMU's ...

In separate cases heard in back-to-back hearings by the Supreme Court, the plaintiffs argued the state has never fully ...