A rash of new laws go into effect Tuesday as Idaho begins its new fiscal year, including a controversial measure preventing ...

Police in Idaho have identified the man who fatally shot two wildland firefighters and critically injured another in an apparent ambush after he intentionally started a brush fire.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Adrianna McIntyre, assistant professor of health policy and politics at Harvard, about how the GOP spending bill before the Senate would impact Medicaid.

Senate Republicans are closing in on a final vote on President Trump's signature domestic policy bill, hoping to have it to ...

While recent research shows the night sky is getting brighter every year across North America, the Big Bend area in Texas has ...

France over the weekend banned smoking in public parks, on beaches and at bus stops in an effort to protect children.

What are the consequences of slashing federal funding for scientific research? NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with William Haseltine, a scientist acclaimed for his medical research.

The latest batch of inductees to the Radio Hall of Fame are out, including NPR's very own Scott Simon. Before he hosted "Weekend Edition," he started with NPR in 1977 as Chicago bureau chief.

Out in the Big Bend area of West Texas, the nighttime skies are some of the darkest in the world, making it a perfect place for stargazing. Locals have worked to keep it that way.

A Trump administration investigation has found that Harvard University violated federal civil rights law by failing to protect Jewish students on campus.

The DOJ is suing the city of Los Angeles over its sanctuary city laws. The Trump administration says LA is making it more difficult for the federal government to enforce immigration laws.

About three-quarters of Americans say democracy is under serious threat, according to a new poll from NPR, PBS News and Marist. A similar number also see politically motivated violence as a major ...