Preparations were also underway Sunday for the release of Israeli hostages held in Gaza and Palestinian prisoners held in ...

Author and critic Lincoln Michel talks about Hungarian writer László Krasznahorkai's Nobel win and what it shows about who gets recognized in world literature.

President Trump is expected to arrive in Israel on Sunday night as both sides prepare for the release of Israeli hostages and nearly 2,000 Palestinian detainees and prisoners.

National security scholar Tom Nichols argues that Trump has taken control of the nation's intelligence and justice systems and is now testing the military's independence.

The shutdown is forcing the closure of a number of America's beloved cultural institutions starting Sunday. Twenty-one ...

Arias prefers to approach the daylight incognito, in an all-black tracksuit, sipping a six-espresso-shot venti coffee and ...

For a century, the BBC has broadcast the weather report for the seas around the UK. "The Shipping Forecast" has informed and lulled generations who tune in to hear it.

On Capitol Hill, there has been almost no sign of progress toward ending the shutdown. Senators say they aren't even formally ...

In the aftermath of a deadly militant attack in Kashmir in April, authorities have expelled more than 1,500 Muslims from India, often at gunpoint.

The Trump administration says it has started the process of issuing "substantial" reduction-in-force notices to federal ...

As President Trump pushes to get National Guard troops patrolling American cities, his administration has, in effect, blurred the lines between traditional law enforcement and immigration enforcement.

Scott Detrow is a White House correspondent for NPR and co-hosts the NPR Politics Podcast.