After years of polluting by the water industry, a report planned for release in the coming days could lead to tightened ...

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks to author and journalist Tim Weiner about his new book, The Mission: The CIA in the 21st Century.

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Michael Petrilli, head of the education policy thinktank Thomas B. Fordham Institute, about the Trump administration's efforts to dismantle the Education Department.

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Pam Bondi sought to move past questions about her handling of the Justice Department's files from the Jeffrey Epstein investigation, as pressure continued to grow for her to release them.

Before taking office, President Trump promised to release the FBI's files on disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein. Now he is urging his supporters to stop talking about Epstein. We discuss what the ...

On-screen portrayals of mental illness have changed since One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest came out 50 years ago.

Donald Trump is growing impatient with Russian President Vladimir Putin, publicly lamenting earlier this week the fact that Russia hasn't agreed to a peace deal with Ukraine.Trump also promised new ...

The Trump administration seeks a claw back billions in foreign aid following an "exhaustive review". But officials at USAID say it did not conduct a review of foreign aid programs it has terminated.

The squirting cucumber doesn't get its name for nothing. And it's why her supervisor, who studies biomechanics, was so excited about them. Gorges searched for the plant on YouTube, and turned up this ...

MLB first introduced automated robot umpired during spring training earlier this year and believes they're ready for prime time.

A bipartisan bill in Congress would enable President Trump to slap "bone-crushing sanctions" on Russia, says Democratic Sen. Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut.