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For a variety of reasons, the people in eastern Congo are skeptical about the international efforts to quash the Ebola crisis that has claimed 2,000 lives so far.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with George Packer, staff writer for The Atlantic and the author of Our Man: Richard Holbrooke, about the Trump administration's approach to Afghanistan.

The Philadelphia Eagles, the Seattle Seahawks and the Minnesota Vikings have all opened rooms in their stadiums for fans, including those with autism, who need a break from sensory overload.

While wind energy is marketed as the future's green energy solution, turbines last only about 20 years, and disposing of their behemoth fiberglass blades is both complicated and costly.

After years of decline, rates of uninsured children on on the rise. Immigrants and Hispanics saw large growth, possibly because of Trump administration policies.

Updated 7:36 p.m.A second emergency meeting of the N.C. Board of Elections was held to consider exending voting hours at a precinct in Mint Hill. The…

In today's primary election, Charlotte voters decide who will be on the November ballot for mayor and City Council. View live election returns here.

The Israeli prime minister made the controversial pledge just a week before the country's general election. It would leave a future Palestinian state surrounded by Israeli territory.

A foreign policy and national security whirlwind in Washington has scrambled the outlook for U.S. policy on Afghanistan, Iran, North Korea, Russia and more.

Christopher Ingraham, a data reporter at The Washington Post, found unexpected joy when he moved his family to the county he once called "the absolute worst place to live in America."

Around 20% of U.S. adults live with chronic pain. Medical schools traditionally haven't dedicated much time to teaching about pain and pain control, but one top school now has a mandatory course.

Charlotte Mayor Vi Lyles beat four Democratic challengers with nearly 87% of the vote in Tuesday's partisan municipal primaries. The first-term mayor will…

A new NPR investigation finds that the government has spent billions of dollars maintaining the military court in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, and will continue to spend billions more.

As the 2020 elections come into focus, candidate ads asking for campaign donations are hard to miss. But does more money mean more votes?

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made the controversial pledge just a week before the country's general election. It would leave a future Palestinian state surrounded by Israeli territory.

John Bolton is out as national security adviser. A whistleblower alleges waste at the military court in Guantanamo Bay. Israel's prime minister plans to annex part of the West Bank if he is reelected.

While most Democratic presidential candidates support the goals laid out in the Green New Deal, they differ on specifics like a carbon tax, nuclear energy and federal spending to fight climate change.

Sixteen performers from the Broadway cast crammed behind the Tiny Desk to sing songs and share stories about thousands of airline passengers who were stranded in Newfoundland after 9/11.

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to GOP Sen. James Lankford of Oklahoma, who serves on the Senate Homeland Security Committee, about the departure of national security adviser John Bolton.

In 1954, after several draining decades as a jazz composer, performer and mentor, Mary Lou Williams quit. When she returned, she claimed her true power as one of jazz's fiercest advocates.