A new study from Oxford University finds that a common European songbird sometimes divorces its partner between breeding ...

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Three months after militants killed 26 tourists at a scenic meadow in the Himalayas, India said on Tuesday that its security ...

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The DOJ has fired hundreds of employees this year, transforming a federal workforce that enjoys vast powers and ...

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One of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded struck Russia's Far East early Wednesday, sending tsunami waves into Japan and ...

The January midair collision near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, which killed 67 people, is the topic of a ...

Team USA's entry in the International Jump Rope Union World Championships, held in Japan this week, includes two pairs of sisters.

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks with Middle East expert Jon Alterman about a United Nations conference to advance a two-state solution as a way toward peace between Israel and Palestinians.

Cellist Maya Beiser explores women's resilience through the centuries in her new album, "Salt," starting with the unnamed biblical figure of Lot's wife.

The United Kingdom plans to recognize a Palestinian state in September unless Israel takes steps to resolve the humanitarian ...