Judith Jamison, dance star and former artistic director of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, died Saturday. She was 81.

A research facility in Yemassee, S.C., has recovered 25 of the 43 monkeys that escaped from the laboratory last week after a ...

The United States has made almost no progress in closing racial health disparities despite promises, research shows. The ...

One of the architects of Trump's family separation policy during his first time in office, Miller will return to the White ...

Homan was the acting director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement from January 2017 to June 2018, where he was a key ...

The toy company Mattel is apologizing for a misprint on its doll packaging that sent unsuspecting Wicked fans to a ...

The president-elect recently affirmed that he supports legalizing marijuana for recreational use. His stance means cannabis ...

Skygazers are in for a treat Monday night as the North Taurid meteor showers peak, offering viewers a chance to see some ...

Global climate talks started today in Baku, Azerbaijan, a major oil and gas producing country that borders Russia and Iran on ...

A study of cells from 84 brains finds that Alzheimer’s has two distinct phases, and that one type of neuron is especially ...

The Wisconsin Supreme Court will hear oral arguments Monday on whether a law that legislators adopted more than a decade before the Civil War bans abortion and can still be enforced.

An NPR investigation finds thousands of veterans were pushed into high-cost mortgages by a program that was meant to help ...