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NPR's Rachel Martin talks to former Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad, the new envoy to Afghanistan, about the U.S. strategy in the country.

The Higher Education Enhancement Act would place restrictions on what subjects professors can discuss in the classroom, while also mandating that a U.S. history course be required for all undergraduate students.

More than two years after most schools resumed in-person classes, absences are still skyrocketing. We talk about chronic absenteeism across the U.S. and the novel ways districts are trying to solve the problem.

According to a study, Columbus is one of 28 major U. S. cities that are sinking. Groundwater extraction is the cause.

A total solar eclipse will make its way from Oregon to South Carolina. Millions are in the path of the eclipse, and millions more are head to locations where the total eclipse will be visible.

Hurricane Idalia made landfall near Keaton Beach, Fla., on Wednesday as a Category 3 storm before it was downgraded to a tropical storm. Georgia and South Carolina could see heavy wind and flooding

Most Americans disapprove of President Trump's handling of Iran, and a majority sees Iran as either only a minor threat or no threat at all, an NPR/PBS News/Marist poll finds.

At least 13 U.S. universities have shut down their Confucius Institutes, which are funded by China's government. Critics say the program could be used to recruit spies or steal university research.

"Security concerns" persuaded Immigration and Customs Enforcement to shutter its office there for at least two days. But the Oregon city isn't the only place feeling unrest over immigration policy.

It’s not your imagination. Temperature records are falling across the U.S. Climate scientists say they've been predicting this for decades.