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Lexington officials planto shut down of the city’s recycling center in early January to install new equipment.The center will be closed from Jan. 6 - 19.…

Since 1952, the cherry blossom party has given Japan's well-connected a chance to rub elbows with national leaders. This year's gala has blossomed into a political scandal for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.

At least six California prison guards were fired for sexual misconduct between 2014 and 2018, according to records released under a new state law. Advocates say more inmate protections are needed.

The Trump administration has named Robert Marbut to head the federal agency focused on homelessness, but the nominee is controversial and some worry he'll move away from prioritizing housing.

Many women get their hair dyed or straightened regularly with products that contain thousands of chemicals. Researchers are teasing out whether our hair habits could be raising our breast cancer risk.

Every time the electric eel named Miguel Wattson releases a jolt of electricity, a festively decorated Christmas tree next to his tank at the Tennessee Aquarium flickers and glows.

Bishop Richard Malone of Buffalo, N.Y., has resigned in the wake of allegations that he failed to deal properly with abusive priests under his charge.

Warming temperatures in Greenland are impacting the way of life for many of the 56,000 people who live there. NPR looks at how one family in southern Greenland adapting to the changes.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Swedish Radio's Cecilia Uddén about Iranian perspectives on the fuel price protests in the country.

Weary of losing neighbors and patients to gunfire, St. Louis trauma surgeon Laurie Punch has a message: Gun violence is contagious, but so is healing. Doctors who teach can be part of the solution.