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The Merit Systems Protection Board, the quasi-judicial agency that hears appeals in federal employee labor disputes, has ordered a stay in the firing of six probationary employees.

Federal authorities are investigating a near-collision at Chicago's Midway airport between a Southwest 737 and a small business jet. The 737 was landing when the business jet entered the runway.

U.S. District Judge Amir H. Ali said officials have provided no evidence of compliance with repeated orders to unfreeze the money.

Taurasi leaves her basketball career as the most decorated woman to ever play, with three WNBA titles, three NCAA titles and six Olympic gold medals to her name.

The chain that laid claim to celebrations across America is now sweeping up the confetti and turning off the lights. Two bankruptcies failed to get its debt in order.

Folk musician Rhiannon Giddens said on social media that she has moved her May concert — originally scheduled for the Kennedy Center — to a different venue in Washington, D.C.

As Greenland resists U.S. acquisition threats, it's also welcoming an increase in tourism. Industry leaders and residents are preparing to make the island more accessible to visitors.

The men told NPR they were kept in the dark about why they were in Guantánamo Bay, and were denied access to an attorney or a phone call with loved ones.

Now that a GOP approved a framework, the party needs to fill in the blanks for a sweeping multitrillion plan to address defense, energy, immigration and tax policy.

Car insurance premiums have been soaring. NPR wants to hear about what you've experienced in your premium costs, and why.

Snowshoeing in the Adirondacks on a winter day with chickadees for company

The Department of Education's efforts to keep racial diversity out of schools has left educators wondering how and when to teach students about Black history, especially during Black History Month.