Known as the mother of Colombian corals, at 70, marine biologist Elvira Alvarado is still diving — and pioneering "coral IVF" ...

President Trump says one part of the answer to homelessness is civil commitment and forced medical care. Some Democrats agree ...

Gen Z protesters from Indonesia and Nepal to Madagascar and Morocco, are rallying behind an unexpected banner: a grinning ...

Syria is holding parliamentary elections on Sunday for the first time since the fall of the country's longtime autocratic ...

Rev. Yehiel Curry succeeds Rev. Elizabeth Eaton, who served for 12 years and was the first woman to lead the Evangelical ...

In Portland, Ore., a local nonprofit collects fresh food from restaurants, farms, businesses, and events that would otherwise be thrown away. The group then redistributes it to people in need.

Last year's Supreme Court decision giving Donald Trump and future presidents broad immunity from prosecution may be fueling Trump's maximalist approach to executive power this year.

As negotiators from Israel and Hamas meet to discuss details, hopes rise for a swift hostage release. Daniel Estrin is NPR's international correspondent in Jerusalem.

The continuing U.S. military buildup on Guam is making housing unaffordable for some Guamanians.

The annual hot air balloon festival fills the skies of this desert city with colorful hot air balloons.

South Korean tattoo artists have inked a fine line to global success in recent years but at home they've had to operate underground, illegally, until the passage of a new law last month.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks to Boston Globe Meteorologist Ken Mahan about the drought hitting the state of Massachusetts.