As he prepares to enter the seclusion of a conclave to elect a new pope, Cardinal Vincent Nichols, the Archbishop of ...

The legendary west African kingdom of Kaabu has long been memorialized in the songs and stories of griots. That's inspired ...

A man was arrested after his vehicle ran into a crowd at an event celebrating Filipino culture, Vancouver police posted to ...

National Adopt a Shelter Pet Day is on April 30. To bring awareness to the day, the Up First newsletter is sharing some ...

For generations of Black workers, federal government jobs have provided a path into the middle class. The Trump ...

A massive explosion and fire rocked a port in southern Iran possibly linked to a shipment of a chemical ingredient used to ...

The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments April 30 over a bid to open the nation's first publicly funded religious charter school in Oklahoma.

The Trump administration is seeking ideas to boost the birthrate in the U.S. NPR's Lauren Frayer speaks with Lyman Stone of the Institute for Family Studies about his policy recommendations.

On the last Friday of each month in Portland, Ore., volunteers pass out delicious breakfast treats to bike commuters. The event is called "Breakfast on the Bridges" and it's been going on for 20 years ...

Civil rights groups, labor organizations and politicians praised Alexis Herman as a "trailblazer" who fought for the rights ...