In Brazil's coffee-producing areas, more than 42,000 square miles of forest have disappeared over about two decades, says ...

In 1812, hundreds of thousands of men in Napoleon's army perished during their retreat from Russia. Researchers now believe a ...

President Trump says he has authority to carry out the strikes, but international experts are asking if the attacks are truly ...

SNAP, the country's largest anti-hunger program, dates back to the Great Depression and has never been disrupted this way.

Three years ago, Mark Remy decided he was fed up with the litter in his city. So, he started to do something about it and learned even small acts of service can have a real impact.

Misty Copeland took one last spin on her pointe shoes Wednesday, as she retired after a trailblazing career in which she ...

The discovery of three Culiseta annulata mosquitoes was confirmed this week by the Natural Science Institute of Iceland, ...

Billboard has revised its system of removing songs from the Hot 100 singles chart once they've gotten too old to qualify as ...

The Spanish soccer league said Tuesday that plans for Barcelona to play a game against Villarreal outside Miami in December ...

President Donald Trump 's pick to lead a federal watchdog agency withdrew from consideration Tuesday evening, after his offensive text messages were made public and GOP senators revolted.

The Democratic House Minority Leader tells NPR Americans will pressure Congress to extend Obamacare subsidies as they realize ...

New releases this week include a feminist history of modern Russia, and a candid portrait of Gish Jen's relationship with her ...