Eighteen years ago, a Cape Cod fisherman named Rob Martin learned his lobster gear had entangled a humpback whale. He made it ...

The concept of local control — that political decision making is best when it's closest to the people — may be gospel in NH ...

The plea agreement, filed in Pennsylvania, shows Lodge has agreed to plead guilty to one count of interstate transport of ...

Federal officials say the memo from early April is aimed at reducing wildfire risk and ensuring a “reliable and consistent ...

Katherine Maher, president and CEO of National Public Radio, talks with NPR's Mary Louise Kelly about the White House ...

A study in JAMA says young women, age 18 to 25, are binge drinking slightly more than men the same age. The good news: Drinking is down for both young men and women compared to earlier generations.

A federal judge has ruled that there is "probable cause" to find the Trump administration in contempt for violating his order last month to immediately pause deportations under the Alien Enemies Act.

The Lyrid meteor shower will reach a peak later this month, but stargazers can catch a first glimpse beginning Wednesday ...

Researchers and advocates have pushed back at what they consider inaccurate and stigmatizing comments made by the health ...

NPR's Michel Martin asks Elliot Williams, former DOJ assistant attorney general, about the strategies and tactics used by Trump administration attorneys in their response to recent court orders.

Radio Free Europe reaches a weekly audience of nearly 50 million people in 23 countries. But RFE's future is unclear. The organization says closing it down would be a gift to America's enemies.

His band TV on the Radio was part of the frenzy of great music coming out of Brooklyn in the early 2000s. Now, Tunde Adebimpe is releasing his first solo album, "Thee Black Boltz." ...