The Trump administration is moving forward with efforts to make it easier to fire some federal workers, as part of its push to both shrink the federal government and exert more control over it.

Each year the State Department releases its Country Reports on Human Rights. NPR has obtained internal State department documents that show major changes coming this year ...

In one of the worlds largest refugee camps, thousands of predominantly Somali refugees hoping to travel to the U.S. are waiting anxiously to see if the program will be resumed later in April.

Recent reports and surveys are showing that for a growing number of women who are not married prefer to stay single over getting married.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with University of Virginia law professor Amanda Frost about the latest escalation in the conflict between the Trump administration and the courts.

The new page emphatically promotes a theory that many scientists question. Meanwhile, basic information about COVID testing ...

A presidential effort to revoke Harvard University's tax-exempt status could run up against a number of challenges, including ...

Amy Downs was buried in 10 feet of rubble after the Oklahoma City bombing 30 years ago. While trapped, she vowed to change ...

Nearly 300 U.S.-based researchers have applied to one program that promises "scientific refugee status" for those fleeing ...

The VA looks like it is changing course on a plan that would have threatened the privacy of veterans receiving mental health ...

While Food and Drug Administration inspectors who make sure food and drugs meet quality standards were spared in recent cuts, ...

The sanctions mean the companies will not be able to do business with Ukraine and any assets they have in the country will be ...