NPR's Scott Simon explains why The Pogues' "Fairytale of New York" is a holiday song for those who have troubles and heartache.

The Trump administration has halted the processing of immigration requests from Afghans and the president vowed to tighten ...

INSKEEP: Spencer Cox, the governor of Utah, in an NPR video interview. And the full video is at the NPR app and on YouTube. (SOUNDBITE OF SBARKO'S "EASY EASY EASY") Transcript provided by NPR, ...

Former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez was convicted for drug trafficking and weapons charges and sentenced to 45 ...

On the second day of his inaugural overseas trip, Pope Leo XIV visited the ancient site of the First Council of Nicaea, in Turkey, urging Christians — and all faiths — to reject the use of religion to ...

The death toll from flash floods and landslides on Indonesia's Sumatra island Friday rose to 164 on Friday with 79 people ...

India's olive ridley turtle numbers appear to have rebounded after years of patchwork efforts to stem their decline. Can it ...

Syria's foreign ministry said in a statement Friday that the attack was "a horrific massacre" and said women and children ...

National Guard member Sarah Beckstrom had died from her injuries after a shooting in the nation's capital. And, the death ...

Beckstrom, 20, was an Army specialist from Summersville, W.Va. She entered the service in 2023. President Trump said the ...

The National Dog Show, televised annually on Thanksgiving Day, is a beloved tradition for many families. This year, Soleil, a Belgian sheepdog, was crowned Best in Show.

U.S. Attorney Jeannine Pirro has identified the two injured National Guard members, both from West Virginia: 20-year-old specialist Sarah Beckstrom and 24-year-old Staff Sargent Andrew Wolfe. Pirro ...