NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with David Sarni, a retired NYPD detective and adjunct professor at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, about the hunt for the gunman who killed the UnitedHealthcare CEO.

The Justice Department finds Memphis police regularly violate the civil rights of citizens, engaging in unconstitutional tactics like excessive use of force and discriminating against Black residents.

Syrians in Aleppo are cautiously optimistic as rebel groups take over Assad-regime held areas of their country.

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The U.S. has been developing a powerful telescope connected to the world's largest digital camera. Once fully operational, the Vera Rubin Observatory will be able to produce a full image of the sky.

Updated December 05, 2024 at 17:29 PM ET LONDON — French President Emmanuel Macron has vowed to see out his current term ...

The search continues for the person who shot and killed the CEO of UnitedHealthcare outside a Manhattan hotel yesterday. Police have said it was a target, pre-planned attack.

The mission to take four astronauts on a trip around the moon and back, previously targeting a launch at the end of 2025, has ...

An unidentified illness has claimed 80 lives in DRC. Investigators are on the scenes to determine what it is — and how much ...

Pope Francis, who heads the Catholic Church, has doubled down on his commitment to the environment with a new electric ...

Updated December 05, 2024 at 14:57 PM ET A powerful earthquakes struck off the northern California coast Thursday. Several ...

A powerful earthquake has struck off the northern California coast and a tsunami warning has been issued. Several aftershocks continue to rattle the area off Eureka.