In 1976, Betsy Cornwell's key broke off as she tried to start her car. It was late at night, and she was in an empty parking lot. Someone stepped in.

President-elect Donald Trump has offered the role of U.N. ambassador to New York Rep. Elise Stefanik, the highest ranking female Republican in the House.

Haiti's transitional government has ousted their prime minister, but that transitional leader says the move is unconstitutional and he is not going anywhere.

A coffee shop in a small town in North Carolina has become a place for veterans to get together while also serving as a museum of sorts, as it holds photos and medals from the past 100 years.

The crypto industry was the largest corporate donor to this year's elections. Now it has a crypto-friendly president headed to the White House, while critics worry about the fallout for consumers.

Wetlands managers have spent years using fire and chemicals to fight phragmites, an invasive reed that chokes everything else out. But coaxing native plants to move back in is difficult.

Judith Jamison, dance star and former artistic director of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, died Saturday. She was 81.

So far, Yellowstone has scored sky-high viewership as a western soap opera. Costner's departure just adds to the drama.

Cory Turner reports and edits for the NPR Ed team. He's helped lead several of the team's signature reporting projects, including "The Truth About America's Graduation Rate" (2015), the groundbreaking ...

President-elect Donald Trump has announced two members of his incoming administration who would play a role in defining immigration policy - including his promise of unprecedented mass deportations.

More people are getting cancer in their 20s, 30s, and 40s, and surviving, thanks to rapid advancement in care. Many will have ...

Essayist Phil Klay says Trump tried to use the military to push his partisan agenda before, and may further erode norms around the military as he looks for those willing to "go with his whims." ...