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The 9-11 did not simply target the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. Nationwide, the threat was real. In Kentucky, southern governors who were here for…

Brazil has discovered enormous oil fields 200 miles off its coast. The country is in the midst of a debate about who should benefit from the revenues. But analysts predict its economy will better be able to handle an influx of oil than many other countries.

The message to incoming students was clear Tuesday night at Western Kentucky University’s Freshman Assembly: finish your degree. That theme was brought…

All year, a fight has been raging over the potato's proper role in school lunch and breakfast programs. Potato industry lobbyists and senators from potato-growing states are fighting efforts to limit spuds' appearances in the lunch line.

Documents obtained by NPR and the Center for Investigative Reporting detail how the Mall of America shares information about possible threats.

The University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center released statistics Tuesday saying that it has a much higher rate of long-term survival for an array of…

Listen to Me is a pan-generational tribute featuring Natalie Merchant, Ringo Starr and more.

B. Todd Jones, the top federal prosecutor in Minnesota, has been tapped as acting director of the agency, which is under pressure from Congress after a botched gun-trafficking operation known as "Fast and Furious." A colleague says of Jones, "When the going gets tough, he can be one of the toughest guys in the room."

Walking around San Francisco with no clothes on? No problem, for the most part. But if you sit down on a public bench or go into a restaurant, city Supervisor Scott Wiener says you should bring something along to cover either the seat or yourself.

A new Pew study reveals that a central component of the American Dream — that children will grow up better off than their parents — is not necessarily coming true.