Numerous purveyors are reporting an abrupt explosion in popularity of the peak '90s toy known as the hacky sack after recent viral social media videos, triggering shortages.

The Ebola outbreak in eastern Africa was announced last week, then quickly declared an emergency by the WHO. It's likely cuts in U.S. aid to the DRC contributed to a delay in identifying the outbreak.

The agency calls the program an update to the Screening Partnership Program, in which 20 U.S. airports currently use private ...

Libraries are struggling to source materials following the closure of the nation's largest book distributor earlier this year.

The U.S. indicted Cuba's former President Raúl Castro over the 1996 downing of two civilian planes -- a dramatic move that could further inflame tensions between Washington and Havana.

NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Joseph Westphal, former U.S. ambassador to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, about the current state of limbo for countries in the Gulf Arab States.