As more than a billion Catholics around the world await the election of a new pope, all eyes are on the Sistine Chapel, where 133 cardinals are beginning the secretive process known as a conclave.

As more than a billion Catholics around the world await the election of a new pope, all eyes are on the Sistine Chapel, where 133 cardinals are about to begin the secretive process known as a conclave ...

This year, the annual list from the National Trust for Historic Preservation includes a mysterious castle, flooded ...

The origin story of Alcatraz's name is a complicated mix of language, a history that dates back to the first Europeans to ...

The Federal Reserve will likely hold interest rates steady Wednesday as President Trump's tariffs threaten to raise prices ...

Senior presidential adviser Kari Lake says Voice of America will rely on coverage from the far-right OAN network. OAN has ...

Moments of connection like this are unplanned and profound. The recipe is so simple: A Sunday night, a potluck, some ...

As half of the hip-hop duo OutKast, Andre 3000 was one of the most respected rappers. On Monday, he dropped a surprise album of piano improvisations, not long after releasing an album of jazz flute.

The U.S. went through a prison-building boom decades ago. But today, many prisons are closing down, and that's hit some economies in rural America especially hard.

A small but growing group of Israelis is staging a silent protest against the war while holding photos of Palestinian children killed in Gaza. Israeli police unsuccessfully tried to ban the protests.

Thousands of flights are still affected by last week's communications outage at Newark Airport. NPR speaks with Paul Rinaldi, a senior vice president with the Airlines for America trade group.

Toymakers say they will have to raise prices to offset Trump's tariffs. NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Jay Foreman, CEO of Basic Fun!, whose toys include Care Bears, Tonka Trucks and Lincoln Logs.