Their cousin Sammie, a pastor’s son known as Preacher Boy (played by newcomer Miles Caton), is an aspiring musician; his father warns that the blues is supernatural, but the boy is set on leaving town ...

The prison on a forbidding island off San Francisco was operated at a prohibitive cost. Now, President Trump says it’s time ...

Nearly 1,000 women from around the country flew to New York City to audition for the dance troupe on its 100th anniversary. What’s helped it last so long?

Harvard researcher Ari Ne’eman says the policy shifts underway under the Trump administration pose a unique threat to people ...

In Chad, they’re a key force in addressing the country’s high rate of maternal mortality. But U.S. aid cuts have affected ...

Alireza Doroudi has been detained in an immigration facility in Louisiana for nearly six weeks. Doroudi’s detention has ...

French police say they rescued the father of a wealthy crypto entrepreneur, the second ransom case linked to the crypto world ...

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said Saturday that U.S. President Donald Trump proposed sending American troops into ...

RIO DE JANEIRO — Lady Gaga gave a free concert Saturday night in front of 2 million fans who poured onto Copacabana Beach for ...

A lot happened this week, and NPR has you covered. Catch up on the big news and culture moments you might have missed.

Latinos, many from outside the U.S. mainland, have risen in prominence in horseracing, from the grooms to some of the winningest jockeys.

A grassroots effort successfully pushed back on a development in that would have destroyed a critical salamander habitat.