Akita Prefecture has Japan's most aged population, lowest birthrate and fastest declining population. Rigid gender roles are ...

President Trump and several others now high up in his second administration have been talking about using the National Guard ...

Along Lebanon's border, Israel has continued demolitions and attacks despite a ceasefire in the country's war with Hezbollah ...

Former N.Y. Gov. Andrew Cuomo has a long list of accomplishments, many of them progressive. In the race for New York City ...

Scientists say the return to "standard time" is good for our health. But the time change can be disruptive and we must also ...

Despite singing of heartbreak or sadness, Emily King's barely-contained excitement brightens the room between each tune.

Hurricane Melissa devastated much of Jamaica last month. NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Elaine Bradley, whose home lost its roof, about recovery efforts in the town of Negril.

With darker days ahead, one strategy to stay healthy is to align your DAILY HABITS with your body clocks. There's growing evidence that the TIMING of your sleep, exercise and your meals can play a ...

The leading candidates in New York City's mayoral race spent the weekend rushing from campaign event-to-event ahead of Tuesday's election.

Australia's first treaty with its Indigenous peoples will be signed in the state of Victoria this month. It will give First Nations more say on laws and policy affecting them.

President Trump warns he could send U.S. forces into Nigeria, accusing the government of failing to stop Islamist attacks on Christians. Nigeria's president says the claim misrepresents reality.

NPR's Steve Inskeep asks Cindy Long, a former administrator of the USDA's SNAP program, what recent court rulings mean for the millions of Americans waiting for funds to buy groceries.