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John Glenn, the pioneering astronaut and longtime U.S. Senator for the state of Ohio, died Thursday in Columbus. He was 95."Godspeed, John Glenn"Around…

In August historic floods damaged more than 60,000 homes in Louisiana. We check in with displaced families still living in a Baton Rouge hotel this holiday season — with no known move-out date.

Bill reads three news-related limericks: Orange Blush, Crack a Smile and The Best Limerick Ever Made.

The Limited retail chain began laying off some of its 248 employees at New Albany headquarters on December 2. Company officials have not announced what…

It's not GoFundMe or Crowdrise but megadonors who are behind the rise in charitable giving. NPR's Ailsa Chang hears from Chuck Collins of the Institute for Policy Studies about the downside to this.

Cases before the Supreme Court on Monday test whether lawmakers in Virginia and North Carolina weighed race too heavily in redrawing congressional districts following the 2010 census.

Fighting extreme poverty and failing crops caused by a three-year drought, United Nations food agencies are struggling to keep the region's population from succumbing to starvation.

When the volcano started rumbling, North Korean researchers realized they didn't have the tools to predict if it might erupt. So they reached out to Western scientists for help.

An interview with Dr. Deborah Birx, the U.S. Global AIDS coordinator. She says this is an "exciting" time in the global fight against the disease.

Searching for information on your state's schools can be a real challenge, according to a new report from the Data Quality Campaign.