Friends remember Dale Webster, who surfed every day for decades, and who died this month at the age of 76.

President Trump, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and seven European leaders met at the White House to talk about ...

The politics of air conditioning in France, as the country basks in yet another heatwave.

A Kenyan immigrant voluntarily left the U.S. this weekend. He has no criminal record but a prior marriage made him deportable, and he worried staying in the US would put him at risk.

The International Association of Chiefs of Police has issued two resolutions focused on ICE agents' use of face masks and heated comments around policing coming from influential leaders. Ari Shapiro ...

American tennis player Taylor Townsend is gearing up for the U.S. Open. She'll take to the court as the top-ranked doubles player. Her story is one of resilience and overcoming preconceived notions.

Mexico City is not known for its tropical fruits. But climate change is causing some garden surprises.

No one wants rats scurrying about their neighborhood. But they're a cunning and evasive foe. Now, a community near Boston is trying their luck with a different approach: rat birth control.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks to poet Raymond Antrobus about his new memoir, The Quiet Ear, and how he has navigated between the worlds of hearing and hearing loss.

A Gaza scholar at Yale lost his wife, children and mother in Israeli airstrikes. He's fighting to stay in the United States.

A new person has joined the last active Shaker community in the U.S, bringing the Christian, communal, and celibate group to a total of three. They once numbered in the thousands.

The 50-year-old casual dining chain Chili's has posted five straight quarters of double digit sales increases. NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Slate's Dan Kois about what's behind the brand's ...