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Since the war started on Oct. 7, 25,105 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza, while another 62,681 have been wounded, the Health Ministry in the Gaza Strip said.

Dozens of cemeteries across New England have started offering green burials. That’s where bodies can decompose underground, without the use of embalming fluids or concrete vaults.

The U.S. government suspects that China's surveillance balloon may have blown off course. It wouldn't be the first time.

More than 900,000 federal student loan borrowers are seeing their loans erased after being in repayment for two decades or more.

At least 68 people were killed by an Israeli strike in central Gaza, health officials said Sunday, while the number of Israeli soldiers killed in combat over the weekend rose to 17.

The podcasting world faced layoffs, retrenchment, and cancellations in 2023, but amidst the turmoil, "If Books Could Kill," "You Didn't See Nothin" and "The Retrievals" topped the list of offerings.

Why does Iowa dominate the political conversation every four years around this time, and how do the caucuses even work? Let's explore why they matter in 2024.

Widespread police brutality under Hosni Mubarak helped fuel the uprising of 2011. But two years later, many say the police have begun to act like armed gangs, meting out collective punishment in restive areas. The police say they are the victims, under attack by anti-government protesters.

California sea otter populations have rebounded in recent decades. New research finds that by feasting on shore crabs, these otters are helping to protect their coastal marsh habitat against erosion.

NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with Washington Post sports reporter Ava Wallace about highlights from the 2024 Wimbledon Championships.