Venezuela's legislature advanced a bill on Thursday to loosen state control over the country's vast oil sector, the first major overhaul since parts of the industry were nationalized in 2007.

The House has approved the final set of spending bills to avoid a government shutdown, despite objections from Democrats to ...

More than 30 years ago, a standoff with a white separatist family in Idaho led to federal rules on deadly use of force. Some say Renee Macklin Good's death in Minnesota offers a similar opportunity.

A cutting edge pan-African HIV vaccine trial lost funding last year when the Trump administration shut down much of foreign aid. The setback was devastating but the researchers refused to give up.

The editor-in-chief of Stars and Stripes responds to a Defense Department announcement that it will assume greater control over the military newspaper.

Emily Kwong and Regina Barber of NPR's Short Wave podcast talk about the mysterious structure of ice, parents' heightened tolerance for disgust, and how penguins are adapting to climate change.

This weekend, much of the country is expecting to be hit by a major winter storm. NPR's Life Kit share tips to prepare your home ahead of a big snowfall.

The El Paso County medical examiner classified the death of a 55-year-old Cuban ICE detainee as homicide.

Virginia Evans' debut novel, The Correspondent, was a sleeper hit of 2025. The book tells the story of a divorced woman in her 70s through her letters to her friends, kids, loved ones and strangers.

NPR's movie critic breaks down this morning's Oscar nominations, where "Sinners" set a record for the most nominations for a single film.

The lawsuit escalates a series of confrontations between the president and the leader of the country's biggest bank.

The signing ceremony marked the most concrete step yet in Trump's effort to establish the board, whose final composition has ...