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When it comes to the Underground Railroad, everyone knows Harriet Tubman. But a new oratorio sheds light on a different, key figure named William Still.

The Iowa caucuses are two days away. For the first time this election cycle, voters will get a say in who becomes the Democratic nominee for President.

Every four years, Iowans gather in meetings at night to publicly decide upon their preferred primary candidates. Here's a primer on the caucuses — and why they are slightly different this year.

Though the queen's official statement sounded supportive, Harry and Meghan's exit terms show how the royal family really feels.

The biggest swarm of locusts in decades has chomped its way around a swath of the Middle East, South Asia and Africa — and is now devouring crops in Kenya.

After the Sept. 11 attacks, the Secret Service moved to Homeland Security. The White House says the service should be moved again to be better suited to protect the nation's financial infrastructure.

After PG&E's admission it fell short of full compliance with state's mandates, judge suggests future bonuses should rely solely on meeting safety goals.

A federal appeals court in Washington, D.C. today rejected California’s legal challenge to the Trump administration’s plans to ease decades-old air quality regulations for power plants, oil refineries, steel mills, and other large industrial sources of toxic air pollution. But the court’s decision is not a total loss for the state, and California’s attorney general … Continue reading Setting Up Regulatory Fight, Court Rejects CA’s Air Pollution Suit →

NPR speaks with Seyed Mohammad Marandi, a professor at Tehran University in Iran, who says that if the U.S. continues its attacks, Iran will have "no option but to respond to offensive measures."

The country most affected by the escalating tensions between the U.S. and Iran is Iraq. Iran has made the latest move — launching missiles against U.S. military and coalition forces at bases in Iraq.