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Contrary to what some may think, the road was not named after Samuel Morse, the American inventor who contributed to the creation of the single-wire telegraph and subsequently, the Morse Code system.

Transgender students in U.S. schools may not be able to use the restroom of their gender identity when school begins this year. A federal judge in Texas blocked the implementation of Obama administration guidance that says transgender students must be allowed to use bathrooms and locker rooms of their choice.

Dr. Walter O. Evans' collection is the largest known on the abolitionist and politician who was formerly enslaved. Yale University recently acquired Evans' collection and plans to make it public.

The chief of the EU Mission to the U.S. noticed he was called up last as he paid his respects to late President George H.W. Bush.

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks with Julio Ricardo Varela, co-host of the political podcast In The Thick, about presidential candidates trying to connect with voters by speaking Spanish.

With a focus on campaign finance, the Democrat who was twice elected governor in a state President Trump won by more than 20 points joins a primary field that is approaching two dozen candidates.

The New York City Fire Department said at least one person died in the crash Monday afternoon. Officials say they believe the person killed was the pilot. It's not clear what caused the incident.

Court-ordered costs owed by an Ohio death row inmate – who killed his girlfriend and her 83-year-old father – are keeping the prisoner so poor he can't…

The Ohio Supreme Court will decide if a state law that says gun owners can’t use their weapons while drunk is constitutional.“Intoxication in and of…

The day after Venezuela's opposition leader Juan Guaidó was honored with a seat at President Trump's State of the Union address, the president receives him in the White House.