Debbie Franzetta, of West Newton, Pa., lives less than a mile from the Max Environmental Technologies hazardous waste ...

A small Ohio River community that is home to a hazardous waste facility is wondering what will happen now that the company that ran the facility has failed to comply with a court order to clean up ...

From sparking the imagination to helping with mental health, listen to poems read by NPR readers and see how poetry has affected their lives.

Katie Ledecky is used to getting medals, having earned 10 at the Olympics. But on Friday she received the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest award a civilian can get from the U.S. government.

Hicks was a communications director for the Trump White House and prosecutors questioned her on her knowledge of the deals made during his first presidential run.

Hicks was a communications director for the Trump White House and prosecutors questioned her on her knowledge of the deals made during his first presidential run.

Hope Hicks was a communications director for the Trump White House and prosecutors may question her on her knowledge of the deals made during his first presidential run.

Siblings — especially twins — sometimes share the strangest traits, like throwing a ball with their head or picking up keys and crayons with their toes. Researchers want to know what's up with that.

A Pennsylvania nurse who administered lethal or potentially lethal doses of insulin to numerous patients pleaded guilty to three counts of murder and other charges Thursday and was sentenced to life ...

Nippon Steel says it has postponed the expected closing of its $14.1 billion takeover of U.S. Steel by three months after the U.S. Department of Justice requested more documentation related to the ...

Runners from around the region will flock to downtown Pittsburgh this weekend for the Dick’s Sporting Goods annual marathon. Drivers can expect disruptions in traffic patterns to accommodate the extra ...

What a new bridge over Baltimore's Patapsco River will look like is still very much a matter of speculation. But one design stands out.