The 62-year-old scientist turned politician campaigned on a promise to protect an expanded social safety net and fight for ...

Union dockworkers at ports across the U.S. began walking picket lines early Tuesday, snarling the movement of billions of ...

Union dockworkers at ports across the U.S. began walking picket lines early Tuesday, threatening to halt the movement of ...

The dangerously monikered cactus is a source of joy in the Southwest. Albuquerque celebrates with music and yummy opuntia treats.

Baseball great Pete Rose has died. He's known as MLB's all-time hits leader, but was banned from the sport in 1989 for gambling. NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with author Keith O'Brien about Rose’s legacy.

Spruce Pine is a major global supplier of high-purity quartz. It’s an essential ingredient for microchips and solar panels.

A family escaped drowning during Helene with six people and 20 cats on a roof. The storm took everything but their lives. They have no insurance or savings and scant income.

The crypto industry is pouring money into federal elections this year, hoping for a friendlier next president. Trump is embracing the industry -- and now Harris is also courting the crypto vote.

Iran has considered Hezbollah a key proxy against Israel and has armed the militant group for decades. Now there are questions of whether Iran will -- or even can -- respond to Israel's attacks.

In western North Carolina, officials are worried about the unfolding disaster following the deadly flooding of Tropical Storm Helene. Dozens of people have died and many more are unaccounted for.

Pastor Reginald Silencieux was standing outside his First Evangelical Haitian Church of Springfield, when a Trump supporter approached carrying four big bags.

The Coast Guard completed its hearings on why the Titan submersible imploded last year as it was taking passengers to view the Titanic, killing everyone on board.