Several factors help determine whether a given earthquake will generate a dangerous tsunami, but the process is not yet fully ...

Labor leader Jimmy Hoffa vanished 50 years ago. What happened remains a mystery as Hoffa's legend has grown. There have been ...

The South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles unveiled new designs for the state's driver's license and identification ...

Fans and relatives of the late Ozzy Osbourne converged to pay their final respects to metal star in his home city.

Last quarter, tariffs cost the auto industry billions of dollars. So far, that's come out of profits instead of being passed ...

A powerful 8.8-magnitude earthquake in Russia's Far East is sending tsunami waves to Hawaii, Alaska, California and Oregon.

Before New Orleans became the center of jazz, Charleston, South Carolina, had already planted deep musical roots—thanks in large part to the Jenkins Orphanage Band.

World Photography Day is celebrated on Aug. 19 to celebrate the storytelling behind photos. This year, NPR wants to hear the ...

The U.S. economy grew this spring after a slowdown earlier this year. A report from the Commerce Department shows the ...

Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders is set to headline the latest iteration of an event previously billed as the largest ...

Far-Flung Postcards is a weekly series in which NPR's international team shares moments from their lives and work around the ...

Captain America became one of the most popular superheroes during World War II. But after the war, without an obvious enemy to fight, the hero's identity began to morph.