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The nation's top addiction scientist has teamed up with a prominent artist to let people know that substance use disorder is a disease, not a moral failure.

The president opened a climate summit by announcing that the United States will aim to cut its greenhouse gas emissions in half, based on 2005 levels, by the end of the decade.

U.S. tourists aren't welcome in most countries because of the surging coronavirus. But Mexico lets them in, with no quarantine or test requirements.

NPR looks at President Biden's first full week in office. From executive orders to big legislative proposals, his presidential leadership already contrasts starkly with his predecessor's.

Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.V., said that President Biden ended negotiations with Republicans on an infrastructure deal Tuesday, abandoning talks over one of his top priorities.

A Barbet, a Biewer terrier, a Belgian Laekenois and a Dogo Argentino are the newest breeds to compete at the 145th show, being held for the first time outside New York City because of the pandemic.

As coronavirus cases surge across the United States, a second vaccine candidate is said to show great promise. Experts say the first vaccines could become available as early as late December.

When José Aguilar, a Honduran living in the Mexican border city who runs the restaurant Honduras 504, heard a caravan of mostly Honduran migrants was coming, he knew he had to do something to help.

A group of bipartisan lawmakers is continuing to negotiate with Vice President Pence and top White House aides, but a deal to keep the government open ahead of a midnight deadline looks improbable.

The Trump administration hit Iran with sanctions after pulling out of the nuclear deal. That's hurt the Iranian economy — and emboldened hard-liners.