NPR has learned that the Pentagon has also approved the expansion of the U.S. Naval Base on Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, for the same purpose.

After over a decade in exile, many Syrians living abroad are contemplating what was once unthinkable: going home. But what ...

A new study in JAMA shows how proximity to Coldwater Creek, where nuclear waste from the Manhattan Project was improperly stored, affected cancer rates over the decades.

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As a candidate, President Trump promised to change America's foreign policy. Six months into his second administration, NPR's Tamara Keith examines where things stand. Support NPR and hear every ...

Former and current U.S. air traffic controllers say the Trump administration's focus on new equipment doesn't address ...

The House approved a Trump administration plan to rescind $9 billion in previously allocated funds, including $1.1 billion ...

Former president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland Loretta Mester says it's important that the Fed stays independent ...

NPR's Adrian Ma talks to Adam Aleksic about his new book, "Algospeak," which looks at how algorithms and online creators are affecting the way people speak offline.

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Filmmaker Ari Aster, who wrote and directed Midsommar and Hereditary, returns to theaters this weekend with a ...

El Salvador's most prominent human rights group says it's been forced into exile, citing threats and harassment from the ...