Beavers are often seen as pests, but recent research in Idaho suggests they play an important role in helping forests rebound ...

In Nevada, 1 in 5 potential voters are Latino. That is a voting bloc with a lot of political power in a state where elections ...

Israel says it is using air force and artillery to support “limited” and “localized” ground raids. The offensive follows a wave of deadly explosions and two weeks of Israeli airstrikes.

As the presidential race ramps up in Georgia, one vital voting demographic is mobilizing and hoping to impact the race: young ...

It allows counties to draft workers. Omaha's Douglas County is the only one to regularly use it. Here’s how the jury ...

Ishiba, who chosen as the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's new leader on Friday, replaces Fumio Kishida who stepped down ...

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Beirut-based security consultant and Hezbollah expert Nicholas Blanford about the Iran-backed militant group's next steps following the death of its leader.

Ohio Senator JD Vance, a Republican, and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, a Democrat, will face off tonight for their only debate.

Nike is bringing a former executive out of retirement to be the new CEO. The company reports to Wall Street on Tuesday just how bad things are.

As China marks 75 years of Communist rule, old notebooks and letters stored at Stanford University illuminate the shortcomings of one-party control.

NPR’s Leila Fadel talks with former U.S. ambassador to Lebanon Ryan Crocker about Israeli launching a limited ground invasion of Lebanon, and U.S. influence in the Middle East.

Japan's leading video company Nintendo is about to open a museum -- an unusual step for a company that rarely explains itself. The museum opens Wednesday in Kyoto, the company's hometown.