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The victims of recent fighting in Helmand include a pregnant woman struck by a stray bullet. Peace talks continue, but the Taliban argue that an Afghan cease-fire should come as the talks conclude.

These suburbs helped President Trump win in 2016. Will they back him again?

U.S. District Judge Nancy Brasel rules in favor of the state agreement allowing ballots postmarked by Nov. 3 to be counted if received within seven days of Election Day.

The Charlotte Douglas International airport announced on Monday it is adding five new electric buses to its fleet. On Tuesday, they will begin transporting passengers to and from the terminal.

North Carolina has until Friday to submit a plan to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for how it will distribute a coronavirus vaccine once one is authorized.

Even after three Senators tested positive for the coronavirus, there are still no testing or tracing protocols on Capitol Hill. There are bipartisan calls to create a regular testing system.

Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, is considered one of the most vulnerable incumbents in the Senate. Her path to reelection is complicated by her past statements about how she'd handle a Supreme Court vacancy.

On Monday, the Senate Judiciary Committee began hearings to consider the nomination of Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court.

Stanford University professors Paul Milgrom and Robert Wilson won the 2020 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences for their work in understanding and designing auctions.

A new study estimates the pandemic could cause over 400,000 deaths in the U.S. this year. It includes those who died of COVID-19 and people who died due to disruptions caused by the pandemic.

Demonstrators called on lawmakers to "save the ACA" and "protect life in law" in dueling protests on Monday, the first day of Barrett's Supreme Court confirmation hearings. See photos from the day.

A growing number of history and civics educators are trying to highlight the roles of Native Americans in U.S. history. For one professor in Massachusetts, that effort is personal.

NPR's Noel King talks to California Secretary of State Alex Padilla about what the state has done since officials received reports about possible unauthorized ballot boxes in several counties.

Carlo Acutis, who died of leukemia at age 15, is a step closer to becoming a saint. He was beatified on Saturday, making him the first millennial to be put on the path to Catholic sainthood.

In the second part of a series on former Vice President Joe Biden's record on race, NPR's Steve Inskeep examines the long-term consequences of Biden's sponsorship of the 1994 Crime Bill.

The Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday continues Judge Amy Coney Barrett's hearing. During the first day, Republicans swatted down complaints from Democrats that it's an illegitimate process.

A handy father uses his decades of carpentry skills to make free desks for students doing distance learning in his community, along with the help of a local grocery store.

This year's record-setting wildfires are being compared to 1910's Big Blowup, which shaped U.S. fire suppression policy for a century. Experts aim for a policy reset but historians are skeptical.

The latest cases highlight the absence of a widespread testing program for Congress more than seven months after the World Health Organization declared a pandemic.

A second-grade class in Minnesota launched the toy-like boat decades ago. A message on the boat read: "I am traveling to the ocean. Please put me back in the water." The couple did just that.