Organizers called off the Independence Day Parade late Friday, citing an extreme heat warning with temperatures expected to ...

The shake-up is believed to be an effort to ensure the military's loyalty to the Communist Party and its leader, Xi Jinping.

Khamenei, who ruled Iran for more than three decades, was killed in an airstrike on Feb. 28 at the start of the U.S.-Israeli ...

America is still a work in progress. Many American poets have written hymns and howls, declarations and outcries for this ...

Cape Verde didn't win a match at the World Cup, and somehow, that didn't seem to matter. The African team's debut on this ...

NPR member station reporters across the U.S. asked people how they are thinking about their country on its semiquincentennial ...

Superfans and sleuths appear to have their hunches confirmed on Friday, as dozens of black cars dropped off elegantly dressed ...

Superfans and sleuths appear to have their hunches confirmed on Friday, as dozens of black cars dropped off elegantly dressed ...

The country's theocracy hopes to see millions flood the streets of the capital beginning Saturday in scenes reminiscent to ...

Primm, Nevada, a once-thriving casino town on the border with California, was on the verge of fading away for good. The family it was named for has stepped in and faces the challenge of reviving it.

NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with Texas Monthly barbeque editor Daniel Vaughn about rising beef prices and how Texas barbecue joints are dealing with it.

The U.S. is turning 250 this weekend. To mark the anniversary, we discuss the films and TV series that best depict the American dream.