One suburban Kansas resident is pressing state lawmakers to legalize raccoons as pets. He says they're smarter and friendlier than people give them credit for.

Hezbollah on Sunday holds a long-delayed funeral for leader Hassan Nasrallah, killed in an Israeli airstrike in Beirut in November. The event is expected to be akin to a state funeral, marking the end ...

Fears of renewed inflation are weighing on people's economic mood. That could affect their spending and the broader economic outlook.

It has been three years since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with Ukrainian journalist Nataliya Gumenyuk about how Ukrainians feel about the ceasefire ...

President Trump is turning his attention to the Pentagon as he makes his way through the government in his bid to implement his agenda.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with comedian George Wallace, co-creator and star of the new sitcom "Clean Slate," one of the last projects produced by Norman Lear.

Rio sambas through a sweltering carnival as temperatures soar.