Federal workers, many already furloughed, may now face unemployment as the White House uses them as leverage in negotiations to end the federal government shutdown.

Two comets and a meteor shower may be visible to stargazers this month.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe plays the puzzle with WAMU listener Dan Dabrowski of Alexandria, Virginia, along with Weekend Edition ...

Afghanistan said Sunday it killed 58 Pakistani soldiers in overnight border operations, in response to what it called ...

Diane Keaton, who remained one of Hollywood's quirkiest and most beloved actors decades after her Academy Award-winning ...

If Congress doesn't act, costs will rise on premiums for health care plans on the Affordable Care Act marketplaces. Here's ...

A blast in rural Tennessee that leveled an explosives plant and was felt for miles around killed 16 people and left no ...

Sources tell NPR that more than 100 employees have been laid off at the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Agency. The Centers ...

Diane Keaton has died at 79 — the Oscar-winning actress was known for Annie Hall and The Godfather films. New Yorker critic Michael Schulman reflects on her career and enduring influence.

Texas Public Radio's Camille Phillips reports from Uvalde, where a new school built with security upgrades opens three years after the Robb Elementary shooting.

Cynthia Abrams with NPR Member station WPLN reports from Humphreys County, where officials say at least 18 people are missing and feared dead after an explosion at a military explosives plant.

The far-right leader of Venezuela's opposition party said that the current president is illegitimate and called for his ...