As the government shutdown enters its second month, President Trump has spent two full weeks outside of Washington. This is a shift from how past presidents, including Trump, have approached shutdown ...

Md., about how the start of health insurance open enrollment and other issues might change his party's shutdown strategy going forward.

Along Lebanon's border, Israel has continued demolitions and attacks despite a ceasefire in the country's war with Hezbollah ...

President Trump and several others now high up in his second administration have been talking about using the National Guard ...

NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Nite Yun, who was born in a refugee camp and went on to become an acclaimed chef, about her debut cookbook, "My Cambodia." ...

Scientists say the return to "standard time" is good for our health. But the time change can be disruptive and we must also ...

Akita Prefecture has Japan's most aged population, lowest birthrate and fastest declining population. Rigid gender roles are ...

Many voters told NPR they like that California's redistricting measure provides the Democratic-leaning state a rare ...

The leading candidates in New York City's mayoral race spent the weekend rushing from campaign event-to-event ahead of Tuesday's election.

With darker days ahead, one strategy to stay healthy is to align your DAILY HABITS with your body clocks. There's growing evidence that the TIMING of your sleep, exercise and your meals can play a ...

Hurricane Melissa devastated much of Jamaica last month. NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Elaine Bradley, whose home lost its roof, about recovery efforts in the town of Negril.

The national food aid program known as SNAP ran out of federal money Saturday due to the government shutdown, leaving the millions of Americans who rely on those benefits to buy food scrambling.