The political assassination yesterday of Minnesota lawmaker Melissa Hortman was a shock to the people of the state and the country.

NPR's Hadeel Al-Shalchi reports from Tel Aviv as Israel and Iran trade airstrikes for another night.

NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with immigration lawyer Lindsay Toczylowski about the condition of detainees swept up in the ongoing immigration arrests in Los Angeles.

The funding from City Council will offer services and housing to an addition two-dozen people in recovery from addiction.

Vance Boelter, the subject of a nationwide manhunt, described himself as an experienced security professional who worked in ...

Activities at the Juneteenth festival commemorated not only the past, but also looked ahead to the future, especially for African Americans and their decades of struggle.

Witnesses said Israeli forces opened fire around dawn toward crowds of desperate Palestinians heading to two aid sites in the ...

A tiny mountain town in northern New York is the beneficiary of a huge bequest. Now the 600 residents of Long Lake have to figure out what to do with it.

More details on this weekend's shootings in Minnesota that officials have called politically motivated.

In cities around the country, people gathered for "No Kings" protests in opposition to President Trump's policies.

Authorities are looking for 57-year-old Vance Boelter, who is suspected of shooting two Minnesota state lawmakers.

Many Iranians are surprisingly muted about Israel's attacks on their country because they do not support Iran's leadership.