The U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals upheld an order in Powers v. McDonough, which orders the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to build thousands of units of housing for homeless, disabled ...

A powerful winter storm is drenching California on Christmas Day, leading to widespread floods, debris flows and evacuation warnings.

Russia continues to pound Ukraine’s power grid as the winter sinks in on Christmas Day. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy also told reporters he’s open to pulling troops back from the east of ...

Blue spotted salamanders can supercool themselves so they can walk over ice and snow during their spring migrations ...

A North Carolina woman left her front yard Christmas tree half-decorated after immigration agents questioned men helping her. The unfinished tree stands as a symbol of the immigration crackdown.

President Donald Trump dominated the news in 2025 and is expected to do the same next year. Here & Now ‘s Scott Tong speaks with Tom Standage, deputy editor of The Economist and editor of its annual ...

The traffickers who transport cocaine to the U.S. from Colombia in high-speed boats can make up to $100,000 a day.

AN NPR survey finds that people with disability still find hotels unaccommodating, even 35 years after passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act.

Still looking for a last-minute Christmas gift? A new poll finds that most people find cash or gift cards an acceptable holiday gift.

Blue spotted salamanders have been seen walking across snow and new research suggests how they get by in the cold.

The State Department announced Tuesday it was barring five Europeans it accused of leading efforts to pressure U.S. tech firms to censor or suppress American viewpoints.

President Trump announced he wants to build a new “Trump class” of battleships, called the “Golden Fleet,” and he said he will help design them. He also warned Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro not ...