On May 4, 1970, the Ohio National Guard fired on Kent State students, killing four and wounding nine. A former student who ...

Police said they arrested three Indian nationals in the slaying of Hardeep Singh Nijjar last June that became the center of a ...

What's a typical vacation activity for doctors? Work. A new study finds that most physicians do work on a typical day off. In ...

Cargill says that, out "of an abundance of caution," it is recalling several of its ground beef products produced in late ...

Photojournalists at NPR member stations documented protests at college and university campuses nationwide this week.

Weliton Menário Costa's award-winning music video showcases his research on kangaroo personality and behavior — and offers a ...

Supporters point to increased incidents of bears venturing into residential communities, while critics say the change will result in more deaths of the once-threatened bears.

When marijuana becomes a Schedule III instead of a Schedule I substance under federal rules, researchers will face fewer barriers to studying it. But there will still be some roadblocks for science.

Environmentalists worry plans to drill near the Apalachicola River system could damage the area’s delicate ecosystem. The Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has said it plans to ...

Katie Ledecky is used to getting medals, having earned 10 at the Olympics. But on Friday she received the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest award a civilian can get from the U.S. government.

In addition to the local players and support people, famed actor Nathan Darrow and guest director Shanara Gabrielle will lend their considerable talents to the production.

Students in the U.K., France and Mexico have sought to erect what many of them call "solidarity encampments," prompting a variety of responses from university authorities and local law enforcement.