New York State Police say the man was arrested after they received word from the FBI that that he made "threats to kill a ...

In 2014, Malala Yousafzai became the youngest person to win a Nobel Prize, an honor that weighed on her when she went off to ...

The order is to be implemented at school libraries on military bases in Kentucky, Virginia, Italy and Japan. Students and ...

Grammy-winning musicians Steve Martin and Alison Brown have just released “Safe, Sensible, and Sane,” their debut album as a ...

Health insurance costs are set to rise next year as federal lawmakers fail to reach a deal to preserve health care subsidies.

Poet and performance artist John Giorno launched Dial-a-Poem in the 1960s to deliver random poems over the phone. Now, a group continues his work on a new medium -- the internet.

New York City has long argued over whether to ban the horse-drawn carriages that ferry tourists around Central Park and other sites. Now, it looks like the horses may at last be put out to pasture.

American chess grandmaster Daniel Naroditsky died this week at 29 years old — just two weeks shy of his 30th birthday. His peers remember him as humble despite his immense skill.

What does the government shutdown mean for the financial stability of houses of worship in the DC area? And how are clergy ministering to those affected?

The Washington Post reports that Secretary of State Marco Rubio agreed to return MS-13 informants who were in U.S. custody to El Salvador — to secure access to El Salvador's most notorious prison.

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Anthony Amore, director of security at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, about art heists and what he's noticed about the recent jewelry theft from the Louvre.

North Carolina Republicans plan to redraw their congressional districts to provide a boost for the GOP. It's the latest in a series of moves initiated by the White House.