A bunch of athletes reported their medals detaching from their ribbon, causing dents and in one case, breaking in half. In ...

The protests in Iran have been about human rights, corruption, freedom — but they were sparked by economic hardship, caused in part by U.S. sanctions. How did they play into the events in Iran?

The recent deep freeze across much of the U.S. has created the best opportunity in decades to sail ice boats across frozen bays and rivers — including Chesapeake Bay.

Dozens of juvenile detention centers in 25 states reported holding children weeks or months as they awaited space at ...

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly and Correspondent Rob Schmitz discuss Germany's far-right Alternative for Germany, or AfD, at to the Munich Security Conference.

Advocates for the law have long argued the point isn’t to hold kids back, but make sure they get the support they need to be ready for fourth grade.

NATO members have launched a new Arctic initiative after President Trump's threats to take over Greenland.

At the Illinois gathering of the Future City competition, 16 middle school teams presented their concepts for cutting-edge cities.

Lawmakers are just beginning to review unredacted versions of the Epstein files but those who have read them say the system is complicated and insufficient.

A bipartisan effort in Congress to restrain immigration enforcement tactics is flailing. It wouldn't be the first time recently that lawmakers pledged to find consensus, only for negotiations to fail.

Iranians living in Turkey are hearing chilling stories from relatives at home — and receiving death threats themselves.

Ukrainians are dismayed after skeleton sled racer Vladyslav Heraskevych was banned from the Olympics for his helmet decorated in honor of war victims.