Scientists have long known that plastic waste is bad for marine animals. A new study quantifies how little ingested plastic ...

The latest emails from Jeffrey Epstein's estate show communications with a vast web of influential figures in politics, ...

The Labor Department reports on hiring and unemployment for the month of September Thursday. The report, which was delayed by ...

The Northwest’s primary oil pipeline has shut down for the second time in a week, this time leading Washington Gov. Bob ...

We’re about 3 weeks into health insurance open enrollment. If you don’t get insurance through your employer, you’ll likely be looking to the Affordable Care Act’s Health Exchange. This year, people ...

"Wicked: For Good" is the second half to the film adaptation of the popular musical. The first part — "Wicked" — was released ...

From tiny Curaçao, to troubled Haiti's remarkable comeback, discover how some of the smallest nations in the world are ...

The Interior Department proposed reviving a suite of changes to Endangered Species Act regulations first made during the ...

Washington state budget writers got a mild dose of good news on Tuesday, but are still looking at a strained balance sheet.

Firefighters and army helicopters battled a fire that burned through old wooden houses in a fishing town in southwestern ...

Struggling artists' isn't a trope, according to a new report. The survey asked more than 2,600 artists about everything from ...

Far-Flung Postcards is a weekly series in which NPR's international team shares moments from their lives and work around the ...