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China is retaliating against the latest round of U.S. tariffs, targeting $60 billion worth of American goods, including agricultural products, chemicals and machinery. China will now be imposing penalties on most of the American products that enter the country.

Meteorologists have been using a nearly 50-year-old scale to measure the wind speed and storm surge of a hurricane. But it's not a good measure for rain, which can often become the most dangerous aspect of a storm.

As the Federal Reserve considers whether or not to raise interest rates, they have a growing complication to factor in: raising interest rates doesn't seem to have the same effect on the economy that it used to.

NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Zeid Raad Al Hussein, who recently stepped down from his United Nations post, about his thoughts on the state of human rights.

Emerald Fennell's extravagant adaptation of Emily Brontë's classic cares little for subtlety. Ultimately, this love affair is more photogenic than it is deeply moving.

It's a word that evokes national pride and rare talent, and one that has been around for thousands of years.

A thrilling overtime goal by defenseman Quinn Hughes puts Team USA through to a semifinal game against Slovakia. On the other side of the bracket, Canada had its own close call, but moves on to face Finland.

A gunman opened fire at a nightclub in Orlando, Fla., and killed at least 50 people. It is the worst mass shooting in recent U.S. history. Here are the others.

A researcher warns against expanding prekindergarten programs where kids spend a quarter of the day waiting in line.

A new report reveals where the world stands in the fight against extreme poverty, inequality and climate change.