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The U.N. refugee agency has received less than half the $4.5 billion needed to help Syrians who have fled to neighboring countries. As conditions worsen, many are opting to risk the journey to Europe.

Kids in America's schools are eating more local food, although it makes up only a small part of the average meal. Advocates say local food doesn't have to cost more, but buying it does take more time.

In honor of Halloween, NPR gets a guided tour of parasites that reside in London's Natural History Museum.

We're not kidding around. Goats chew up soap that could help remove germs from hands around the world. And they're not the only obstacle to better hygiene.

The "cell on wheels" is making the rounds at street festivals in Milwaukee. Teens can climb in the mobile attraction to get a feel for what it would be like to spend time behind bars.

The most powerful hurricane ever recorded in the eastern Pacific will make a "potentially catastrophic landfall" in southwestern Mexico Friday, the National Weather Service says.

Haiti boasts of having 5.8 million registered voters. Many poll watchers expect a December runoff will be necessary because there are a whopping 54 candidates vying to become the next president.

Above: The Arianna String Quartet performing the first movement of Beethoven's String Quartet in G, Op. 18, No. 2. Composer Gabriela Lena Frank says she's…

Is it just me, or does the classical music world have (at least two) conflicting messages running simultaneously about elitism? One message, prevalent in…

Faced with a severe cut in federal funding, the state of Ohio is changing the way it will fight the spread of the Emerald Ash Borer. The burrowing tiny…