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NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Robert Jordan, former U.S. ambassador to Saudi Arabia, about the briefing to senators and how they are being urged to continue support for the war in Yemen.

The president says the U.S. environment is better than it has been in years. But data from various sources paint a more complicated picture.

Democrats have picked up 33 seats in the House and could get to 39. While some felt a letdown on election night, Democrats' House gains are their biggest since the wave election following Watergate.

Book festivals are common in many places around the world. But not in the Iraqi city of Mosul. ISIS controlled it for three years — and banned books, art and music.

It's not even Halloween, but the Hallmark Channel is overflowing with Christmas greenery. The Hallmark Channel, and its sister Hallmark Movies and...

Ohio’s first transgender and gender non-conforming health and community center is a cross between a funky '80s apartment and a modern doctor’s office....

For centuries, white Americans distanced themselves from any non-white ancestry they might have. Now many are claiming it--some from pride, others to claim benefits designed for minorities. What percentage minority can they claim? It's complicated.

Michel Martin talks with WESA's Sarah Boden about Saturday services on the first Shabbat after the Pittsburgh attack.

Two new studies suggest that minimally invasive surgery for early stage cervical cancer patients leads to death and recurring disease more often than standard surgery through a large incision.

Leaders want to send a "resounding message that love triumphs over hate." An increased police presence at Jewish institutions will continue, as it has since the Pittsburgh shooting.