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NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks to Matthew Levitt of the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, about how the Iran-backed militant and political group got its start in the 1980s.

Oklahoma's top education official has made headlines for mandating Bibles in each classroom but once upon a time he was a high school teacher who enjoyed dissecting racy HBO dramas with students.

The Japanese grassroots group Nihon Hidankyo, an organization of World War II atomic bombing survivors, has won the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize for its efforts to create a world free of nuclear weapons.

CVS and Walgreens are ailing. They're closing hundreds of stores, laying off thousands of workers and rethinking their role in our lives.

Lawyers for NPR and several other media outlets will argue in court Friday that rescinded plea deals being kept secret in the 9/11 case should be made public.

Table saws are dangerous. An inventor came up with a device that could make them much, much safer, but it sparked a decades long fight over the tradeoff of costs and safety. How to balance the two?

Kennedy raised their 11 children after husband was assassinated in 1968. She remained dedicated to social causes and the family’s legacy. Kennedy died Thursday after suffering a stroke last week.

Lawsuit documents reveal what TikTok executives know about app’s effect on teens. Cleanup is underway in Florida after Hurricane Milton. SpaceX accused of running afoul of environmental regulations.

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Vice President Harris took questions on inflation, immigration and the way she became the Democratic nominee from undecided voters in her first town hall.