Stradivarius violins often sell for millions. There's a long history behind them, and violinists who swear they sound better ...

President Trump has nominated Neil Jacobs to head NOAA. Some former NOAA employees are concerned about Jacobs' scientific ...

Changes to hiring and retention practices grew the department by 19,000 people in four years. But former officials warn ...

Congress controls the power of the purse, but Republicans on Capitol Hill have put up little resistance to efforts by the ...

Tariffs are now in effect on goods from China, and imports from Canada and Mexico could be next (again). Americans are likely ...

Considered by followers to be a direct descendant of the Prophet Muhammad, His Highness Prince Karim Aga Khan IV was a ...

In a joint press conference with Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu, President Trump said the U.S. should take ownership of Gaza and didn't rule out the possibility of U.S. troops being deployed there.

At least 11 people were killed and many wounded in the worst mass shooting in Sweden's history. The motive for the gunman's attack on an adult-education facility is still not known.

The Trump administration says it has already arrested thousands of immigrants in the U.S. without legal status. Officials say some have committed heinous crimes, but many don't have criminal records.

The National Cryptologic Museum taped sheets of paper over plaques that celebrate women and people of color who had served the National Security Agency.

Over 2 million federal workers have until Thursday to accept an offer from the government to resign. NPR speaks with Randy Erwin, national president of the National Federation of Federal Employees.

In a brief note posted on the international development agency's website, almost all employees were told they would be put on ...