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South Korea's pull-out from an intelligence-sharing pact with Japan has the U.S. alarmed that its alliances in Asia are crumbling. But the alliances are seen very differently by each country.

"Despite concerted efforts and investments, the condition of the Great Barrier Reef has declined since 2014, and this is largely due to the impacts from climate change," the main scientist said.

Myanmar's military has been fighting ethnic minorities for decades, who want greater autonomy from the government. Now the conflict is funded in part by the production and export of synthetic drugs.

The U.S. and Israel are usually on the same page but not when it comes to China. Israel's eager to do business with the country that the U.S. considers a security threat.

Flooding from storms can sometimes lead to contamination from sewage in the drinking water supply. Scientists are trying to develop a quicker test for one troublesome contaminant: norovirus.

In Youngstown, Ohio, The Vindicator stops publication on Saturday after 150 years, signaling one more gut punch to a struggling city. With a news desert, who will guard the civic henhouse?

Updated Sept. 1, 2019, 8:01 a.m. A quadruple shooting at a house party in north Charlotte has left one man dead and three others injured. The shooting…

On this month's Heavy Rotation, hear music from Raphael Saadiq, Nick Lowe, Veronica Swift and more.

Four people were killed and two others injured Friday night when a motorcycle and car collided in west Charlotte. Charlotte-Mecklenburg police say the…

This is the 13th straight week of protests against Hong Kong's Beijing-controlled government.

A project that shares medical information from 500,000 volunteers is driving innovative research around the world. The richness of the database means scientists are motivated to make it even better.

Director Kholoud Sawaf wanted to challenge American views of Syria with a play inspired by Romeo and Juliet. Instead, she endured a three-year ordeal involving war, displacement and the travel ban.

A tragic death and a surprise retirement are shaking faith in football while upstarts are playing legends in tennis. NPR's Scott Simon speaks with ESPN's Michele Steele.

A disagreement over barking at a Washington, D.C.-area dog park is indicative of why so many Americans have disdain for the culture of the capital.

Because most elections truly are local, it would be nearly impossible for a foreign adversary to touch them all with a single effort. But that diversity also comes with security challenges.

Valerie Harper, best known for playing Rhoda Morgenstern on The Mary Tyler Moore Show, died Friday in Los Angeles. She was 80.

Bill Kurtis reads three news-related limericks: Exposed Victims, The Sunny Side of Life, Beatles N' Bits

In a video game, you can try on different identities. But the rules of the real world don't always translate to the fantasy world.

Forecasters warned that the storm will bring a "life-threatening storm surge" and "devastating winds" when it reaches the archipelago, before continuing toward the southeastern U.S.

Lego announced a new program for downloadable audio and Braille instruction sets for the visually-impaired. One blind Lego enthusiast brought his passion project for accessibility to fruition.