France's top diplomat has requested that U.S. Ambassador Charles Kushner no longer be allowed direct access to members of the French government. Kushner skipped a meeting Monday to discuss comments by the Trump administration over the beating death of a far-right activist.
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NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with filmmaker Ava DuVernay about the film and TV of a decade ago as part of a Black History Month series about the year 2016.
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A horse's whinny is an unusually distinctive mix of sounds including both high and low frequencies, a new study in Current Biology shows.
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NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with organized crime expert Steven Dudley about "El Mencho" and what the death of the cartel leader means for the fight against drug trafficking in Mexico.
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Great Smoky Mountains National Park is the busiest National park in the U.S., but with the park service cutting nearly a quarter of all positions last year, volunteers have made up the difference.
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Blizzard conditions kept people at home from Delaware to coastal New England, with many communities seeing record snowfall. Travel was banned and clean up will be a big project in many towns.
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In cities around the world, groups of people get together to do on-location drawing in the place where they live. They say it helps them notice new things in their city.
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In eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, as government troops and militia allies battle Rwanda-backed M23 rebels for control of mineral-rich land, civilians pay the price in a brutal war.
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Oregon caves housed evidence of sewn materials from the end of the last Ice Age.
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Mexico braced for more violence following an eruption of clashes after the armed killed the leader of a powerful cartel
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Cincinnati City Council gave initial approval Monday to about $150 million in funding for a new 700-room convention center hotel.