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In 1721, London was in the grips of a deadly smallpox epidemic. One woman learned how to stop it, but her solution sowed political division.

Teachers and administrators, already facing long hours and low pay, now find themselves under pressure from politicians, parents and even their own school districts.

A gang is demanding millions of dollars in ransom for 17 kidnapped missionaries. Faith-based humanitarian groups say their work demands balancing risk with the need to serve the most vulnerable.

The federal government has yet to approve plans in most states for giving out money that was authorized in October.

Restaurants and bars are reeling from spikes of coronavirus cases in their communities. Earlier holiday sales meant online shopping and electronics sales dipped in December. Retail sales fell 0.7%.

The Trump administration has reversed a years-long decline in immigration arrests in Ohio and Michigan, sweeping up people previously considered lower priority for deportation, according to government figures and interviews with attorneys.

The winner could write a song about how to live a good life: She's a people-loving, honest-to-a-fault ER nurse.

So far, President-elect Joe Biden has talked to leaders of key allies such as Germany, France and the United Kingdom, among others. "I'm letting them know that America is back," Biden said.

Four of the six candidates for Cincinnati mayor pitched their plans to support Black-owned businesses Thursday. The African American Chamber of Commerce...

A team of NPR reporters and editors reviewed the transcript of last Thursday's news conference and found at least 162 misstatements, exaggerations and outright lies in 64 minutes.