Typhoon Ragasa whipped waves taller than lampposts onto Hong Kong promenades and turned seas rough on the southern Chinese coast after leaving deadly destruction in Taiwan and the Philippines.

This fall, New York City voters will weigh in on a proposal that could move future city elections to even-numbered years.

For the first time, NPR's Student Podcast Challenge has a returning champion: a California fifth grader who explored a dark ...

A Brooklyn synagogue has taken an unusual step by requiring congregants to show proof of voter registration in order to ...

President Trump announced a $100,000 fee hike to a visa category overwhelmingly used by Indian nationals to work in tech. it's causing confusion and concern in India.

Wellness influences claim sea moss can boost gut health, reduce anxiety and give you glowing skin. But is there evidence it works?

This week, the trial starts in a consequential FTC lawsuit against Amazon. The suit alleges that Amazon for years "tricked" people into buying Prime memberships that were purposefully hard to cancel.

Last month, President Trump said Ukraine needed to be open to giving up some of its territory in peace talks with Russia. But ...

Gaza City residents say Western countries' recognition of a Palestinian state has no bearing on their current reality. A hospital courtyard has become a graveyard as Israel's offensive intensifies.

Kogonada's film about lonely strangers traveling together in a car with a magical GPS wants to engage in heady conceits. But not even Colin Farrell and Margot Robbie can save a script this hopeless.

The Salt Fat Acid Heat cookbook author once worried that recipes were too constraining. But she now sees them as a tool for ...

The S&P 500 is famous. It's cited constantly in newspapers and on TV; it's the basis of millions of investing-for-retirement ...