Lebanon offers a glimpse into history, with a treasure trove of specimens that have been sealed away for millennia in ancient amber.

Scotland's first minister Humza Yousef has stepped down after a series of political missteps, dealing the latest blow to his party's independence ambitions.

Two electric vehicle shoppers feel conflicted about how China's more affordable EVs would affect drivers, jobs and the climate if they were sold in the U.S.

The latest developments on the protracted truce talks between Israel and Hamas, with all eyes in Israel on the status of hostages held in Gaza.

To understand labor in America, travel a short section of Interstate 20 through Alabama. Just off this highway, union hopes have been raised, crushed and dragged out for years.

The federal government says it will restore grizzly bears to the North Cascades region in Washington state, where they have not been seen since 1996.

Florida had been a destination for people in the Deep South to get abortions, but on May first a six-week abortion ban goes into effect there, making the region the most restrictive for the procedure.

This Weekend, tornadoes ripped through Oklahoma, Iowa and Nebraska. At least four people have died in Oklahoma and the destruction was enormous.

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Luis Miguel Echegaray, ESPN soccer analyst, about the two teams in the race for the English Premier League soccer title with only three weeks left in the season.

After 18 years of service in the State Department, Hala Rharrit discusses her resignation with NPR's Mary Louise Kelly.

The federal appeals court in Richmond, Va., ruled in favor of transgender patients on Monday. The case was brought by ...

Kentucky's legislature passed a ban on street camping, a measure opponents say criminalizes homelessness. The U.S. Supreme Court is considering a case that could affect the fate of such bans.