Flanked by attorneys, Illinois’ former House Speaker Michael Madigan walks out of the Dirksen Federal Courthouse in January ...

Nigeria has a booming film industry, but critics of Nollywood (ph) say its biggest productions often emphasize a glitzy version of Nigerian life. Now an emerging film festival in the city of Lagos, ...

Volunteering doesn't just benefit the people you are helping. It also improves your own health. Research shows people who do things for others have better brain and heart health.

Early Tuesday morning, almost the entire island of Puerto Rico was hit with a blackout, leaving more than a million people without power. Officials are warning it could take days to restore.

Linda Lavin, the Tony Award-winning actress best known for her role as a single mom and waitress in the TV sitcom "Alice," has died. She was 87.

In Steamboat Springs, Colo., a local artist made a menorah for Hanukkah from recycled snowboards. It's not the first time he has been inspired to infuse the holiday with a little mountain culture.

Syrian refugees in Turkey are considering whether to return home following the overthrow of the Syrian dictator, Bashar a-Assad. But many remain worried about their country's future.

Investors are watching the Fed, the AI boom, and President-elect Donald Trump's promised economic policies. Maria Aspan is the financial correspondent for NPR. She reports on the world of finance ...

NPR's Juana Summers speaks with writer and runner Ali Feller, host of the podcast Ali on the Run, about strategies she's used to get through a challenging year.

In Damascus beauty parlors, Syrian women hope looking good will help them feel better about a future they fear.

A cute fuzzy beetle, a sea squirt that looks like a cross between a panda and a zebra, and a piranha-like fish that's vegetarian: These are just a few of the new species formally identified in 2024.

Kentucky is among several states that passed bans on street camping and it recently got a glimpse of how it works, in a video showing police giving a citation to a homeless woman going into labor.