Every September, the small town of La Junta, Colorado puts on a whole festival to celebrate a beloved local animal: the tarantula! Around this time of year, thousands of mature male tarantulas start ...

This man in Mozambique is one of many who've received a cash sum with no strings attached. The Trump administration has criticized and curtailed the practice. Advocates are pushing back with evidence.

The stakes were sharpened Monday when Michael Abramowitz, the director of the government-funded international broadcaster, filed legal documents saying the U.S. Agency for Global Media's top officials ...

President Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff arrived in Moscow. This, ahead of Trump's Friday deadline for the Kremlin to pause the fighting in Ukraine, or face severe economic penalties.

Special Envoy Steve Witkoff is in Moscow to talk to Russian President Vladimir Putin about ending the war in Ukraine. Former Special Representative to Ukraine Kurt Volker weighs in on how the ...

Tens of millions of dollars have been donated for Texas flood relief. But families wait for help, as the Texas GOP decided to prioritize redistricting and Democrats decamped to block votes.

Until recently, the MAGA world was solidly on the side of Israel in its conflict with Hamas. But the news of starvation in Gaza has created a rift.

An American Musical" on Broadway, NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Lin-Manuel Miranda about the origin and legacy of the show.

A long-term study of mountain gorillas finds that when female gorillas move into a new group, they pick one that contains buddies they've lived with before.

A new law firm formed this week with a mission to challenge President Trump's executive power. NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with James Pearce, one of the firm's top lawyers, about the legal void it ...

Attorney General Pam Bondi has redefined the role in President Trump's second presidency, carrying out his campaign trail promised "retribution" using the Justice Department.

A zoo in Copenhagen, Denmark is making waves by allowing people to donate their aging pets and livestock as food for zoo animals.