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The nation's first lighthouse turns 300 years old Wednesday. NPR takes a tour of Boston Light.

An international tribunal rejected China's claims to almost all the South China Sea. China dismissed the ruling. The next flashpoint between the Philippines, China and the U.S.: the Scarborough Shoal.

What does President Obama's administration really want in Syria now? U.N. Ambassador Samantha Power says, "Targeting terrorists and making sure that the starving and surrendering techniques end."

U.S. agriculture officials halted live cattle crossing the border in July due to concerns about the flesh-eating maggot which has been found in southern Mexico and is creeping north.

Amid uncertainty around President Trump's tariffs, some Champagne-makers say they're losing trust in the U.S. market.

The tennis tournament gets underway today, and there's a buzz in the air as Serena Williams tries to complete her first Grand Slam.

Florida voters are among those going to the polls today. Democrat Bob Graham discusses Florida politics and the presidential race.

The second of three planned debates in Ohio's U.S. Senate campaign is set for Saturday night.Two-term Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown and Republican U.S.…

When the Nai Syrian Children's Choir was invited to join the Serenade! Choral Festival in Washington, D.C., this week, they were excited, until they realized they are from a country listed in the American travel ban.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Karim Sadjadpour, a senior fellow with the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, about how tensions between the United States and Iran got to where they are.