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President Biden awarded the Medal of Honor to two Union soldiers who stole a locomotive in Confederate territory and drove it north while destroying railroad tracks and telegraph lines.

German philosopher Theodor Adorno was born September 11, 1903.

United Nations aid officials and Israeli human rights groups say Israel's latest offensive in north Gaza forces residents to choose between leaving or starving. Israel allowed in food after Vice President Harris showed concern.

JD Vance and Tim Walz debated on Tuesday in the last scheduled debate of the election. The sparring was mostly collegial but a number of points on key issues require additional context or corrections.

The governor of Damascus faces backlash after he tells NPR that he wants the U.S. to mediate cordial relations with Israel.

Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao and Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price have been recalled, according to results from the Alameda County Registrar of Voters.

A new study suggests that holidays can affect your provider's decision making.

NPR's Juana Summers speaks with Bishop Mariann Budde about her homily Tuesday, where she made a plea directly to President Donald Trump.

There was as much drama off the field with major new contracts, a police altercation and some key injuries.

Voters in two states in eastern Germany have given a far-right party its best result since WWII — results that have many worried about a resurgence of anti-immigrant, populist politics in Europe.

People in the Southeast are recovering from Hurricane Helene which brought death and destruction to the Southeast this week.

NPR's David Folkenflik speaks with Emily Kassie and Julian Brave NoiseCat about their new documentary, "Sugarcane," about Indian residential schools in Canada.