How a unique wilderness in the Democratic Republic of Congo is being revived and preserved for future generations.

Congress returns this week. Republicans are hopeful they will maintain their House majority in the next Congress. In the Senate, Republicans will choose the next majority leader.

A hostage relative tells NPR that now-former Israeli defense minister Yoav Gallant said a deal could have been reached already ...

Former President Donald Trump is now President-elect, again. We hear his words after the election, and some of Vice President Kamala Harris' concession speech.

Tourists stayed away from western North Carolina this year after Helene swept through the area, and towns that depend on leaf lookers are bracing for big losses.

Chicago may soon become the largest city in the northern hemisphere without an intercity bus terminal as Greyhound's downtown station is threatened.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with Punchbowl News reporter Brendan Pedersen about the cryptocurrency industry's heavy spending on the 2024 campaign and what it could mean for crypto regulation.

"Candyman" actor Tony Todd died Nov. 6. He was 69.

Donald Trump saw continued support from white Christians, especially white evangelicals, but a huge shift in Latino Catholics helped him as well ...

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with award-winning film composer Hans Zimmer about his latest work for the film "Blitz." ...

Some universities, sensitive to student anxiety over climate change, are taking novel approaches to teaching the subject.