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The Iraqi government has called for U.S. troops to leave, but many young Iraqis would like them to stay. They want good relations with both the U.S. and their big neighbor, Iran.

NPR international correspondent Jane Arraf and freelance photographer Alexander Tahaov were among journalists invited to tour the Ain al-Assad air base, which houses some 1,500 U.S. troops.

The "Bridgegate" scandal infuriated motorists and endangered public safety, but if the past is prologue, the high court could treat it as much ado about nothing.

The move comes as Iranians continue to protest against the government over the tragedy. An Iranian judiciary spokesman says "a number of individuals have been arrested."

In the state the NRA calls home, the issue of guns has been contentious between Republicans and Democrats for years.

The World Health Organization has confirmed that the new coronavirus can be transmitted between humans, raising concerns about the potential spread of the SARS-like disease.

The four senators running for president will mostly be off the campaign trail in the final days before Iowa votes. They'll work around the impeachment trial with Skype, surrogates and red-eye flights.

In the first successful prosecution of a pharmaceutical executive linked to the opioid crisis, the founder of Insys and onetime billionaire John Kapoor was sentenced Thursday.

More than half the American troops diagnosed with concussions were transferred from the Iraqi base that was attacked to Germany or the U.S.

The biggest swarm of locusts in decades has chomped its way around a swath of the Middle East, South Asia and Africa — and is now devouring crops in Kenya.

A small group of students attends Eastern Flex Academy in Lansing, Mich., which is designed to accommodate part-time job schedules, internships and even family responsibilities.

Competitive video gaming continues its tremendous growth, with billions in global revenue and hundreds of millions of fans. But a divide remains between those who embrace esports and those who don't.

The Arctic Ocean is a stunning place that not many get the chance to see. But if you're a scientist there to do field work, that beauty comes with some pretty unique challenges.

The impeachment hearings have illustrated a conflict that has played out repeatedly in the Trump administration between public service motivated-career government workers, and the drain the swamp view of President Trump and his supporters.

Veteran mystery author Lee Goldberg introduces a compelling new character in Lost Hills: Eve Ronin, rookie detective and unwilling media darling after her arrest of a famous actor went viral.

NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with the former U.S. ambassador to Iraq about the complicated relationship between the U.S., Iraq and Iran.

FORT BRAGG — Hundreds of U.S. soldiers deployed Saturday from Fort Bragg to Kuwait to serve as reinforcements in the Middle East amid rising tensions…

President Trump said on Tuesday that the U.S. has no intention of a quick withdrawal of its forces from Iraq, saying a quick departure "would mean that Iran would have a much bigger foothold" in Iraq.

The country most affected by the escalating tensions between the U.S. and Iran is Iraq. Iran has made the latest move — launching missiles against U.S. military and coalition forces at bases in Iraq.

As the state's homelessness crisis grows, Gavin Newsom is pushing a plan to subsidize rent and build more affordable housing. The Trump administration has said state leaders are not doing enough.