Pope Francis often spoke with great sympathy for immigrants and refugees. NPR's Scott Simon reminds us that the Pope's father ...

Washington found itself at the leading edge of a once-in-a-century pandemic.  The rapid spread of COVID, and the lockdowns that followed, shaped our communities, our health and our work for years to ...

Commerce Department employees caught up in a legal battle over their mass firings are now learning that their health care ...

Cam Ward went from zero-star recruit to No. 1 pick in the NFL draft, and the Jacksonville Jaguars paid a ton use Cleveland's ...

Makers of our food and home essentials, including Pepsi and Procter & Gamble, are cutting their financial forecasts for the ...

Independent Bookstore Day kicks off Saturday, April 26 with a slate of special events. But most participating bookstores ...

It's been almost 30 years since an NFL player played a true two-way season. Heisman winner Travis Hunter could be the next — ...

The Trump administration is targeting top climate and weather labs for cuts. Insiders worry about the impact on research and ...

A developing political scandal in Florida has put Gov. Ron DeSantis on the defensive. Republican lawmakers are investigating ...

New U.S. Department of Homeland Security identification requirements go into effect May 7 for domestic air travel, as well as ...

In the last decade, money spent lobbying in Washington rose more steadily and dramatically than other U.S. state that tracks ...

Researchers using data from the James Webb Space Telescope recently announced they had detected biosignature gases on planet ...