Last week's election results mean there will be a record number of female governors in the U.S. in the coming year: a total of thirteen.

Wetlands managers have spent years using fire and chemicals to fight phragmites, an invasive reed that chokes everything else out. But coaxing native plants to move back in is difficult.

In 1976, Betsy Cornwell's key broke off as she tried to start her car. It was late at night, and she was in an empty parking lot. Someone stepped in.

President-elect Donald Trump has offered the role of U.N. ambassador to New York Rep. Elise Stefanik, the highest ranking female Republican in the House.

The crypto industry was the largest corporate donor to this year's elections. Now it has a crypto-friendly president headed to the White House, while critics worry about the fallout for consumers.

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks to climate researcher Laura Young, also known as "Less Waste Laura" online, about COP29 and what the conference is like on the ground in Azerbaijan.

A coffee shop in a small town in North Carolina has become a place for veterans to get together while also serving as a museum of sorts, as it holds photos and medals from the past 100 years.

Haiti's transitional government has ousted their prime minister, but that transitional leader says the move is unconstitutional and he is not going anywhere.

President-elect Donald Trump has announced two members of his incoming administration who would play a role in defining immigration policy - including his promise of unprecedented mass deportations.

The results of the U.S. election are dominating many conversations during this year's U.N. climate meeting. But the intended focus is how richer countries may help developing ones meet climate targets ...

Cory Turner reports and edits for the NPR Ed team. He's helped lead several of the team's signature reporting projects, including "The Truth About America's Graduation Rate" (2015), the groundbreaking ...

Haiti's international airport shut down temporarily after gangs opened fire at a Spirit Airlines flight landing in ...