It's another Christmas in Bethlehem with the war still raging in Gaza. Palestinians in the city believed to be the birthplace of Jesus are hurting after more than a year of war.

Whether it's volunteering at a local school or taking soup to a sick neighbor, improving the welfare of others can also ...

Bird Count involved 27 birders in the U.S. and Canada, who tallied up 90 species on Christmas Day. More than a century later, ...

The Kitchen Sisters -- producers Davia Nelson and Nikki Silva -- came across a 1983 conversation they had with Edna Lewis, a legendary American chef and a pioneer of Southern cooking.

In Sudan, the severity of famine has worsen, according to hunger experts who say the country is experiencing one of the worst starvation crisis in modern times.

An Azerbaijani airliner crashed in the Kazakhstani city of Aktau with 30 people likely dead and at least 32 survivors, ...

NPR's Asma Khalid talks with Abraham Bonowitz of Death Penalty Action about President Biden's decision to commute the death penalty sentences of all but three people on federal death row.

NPR's A Martinez and Steve Inskeep answer holiday trivia questions from "Southern Living Magazine" senior editor Betsy Cribb Watson.

In Syria, some Christians aren't decorating their homes or putting up Christmas trees because they fear retaliation from rebels.

Americans making fun of fruitcake is a holiday tradition. But a Canadian pastry chef and master food preserver would like us to reconsider our assumptions. (Story aired on ATC on Dec. 23, 2024.) ...

It's been yet another exciting and eventful year in space -- from minor malfunctions to eclipses. Asma Khalid is a White House correspondent for NPR. She also co-hosts The NPR Politics Podcast.

Community leaders in Stubenville, Ohio, celebrate the holidays by decorating main street with hundreds of giant nutcrackers. The Christmas attraction is helping to bring the downtown back to life.