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An 11-year-old Syrian boy was reunited with his family this week. He had been living alone in a refugee camp in Greece for months, according...

Women still form a small percentage of career firefighters in the U.S. They face unique challenges. In Boston, the fire department is trying...

We hear from listeners about how they're making the holiday their own in spite of the pandemic.

President Trump changed his legal address to Mar-a-Lago, his private club in Palm Beach. But neighbors say under an agreement he signed deca...

Local health departments that can't keep up with the rapid spread of the coronavirus are having to adapt. Some Michigan counties are asking...

The coronavirus pandemic has made for a Christmas unlike any other. Here are some glimpses of how people are observing the holiday season —...

The COVID-19 relief bill remains unsigned by the president. British and EU parliaments must approve Thursday's Brexit deal. Plus, Bethlehem,...

The annual Christmas festivities around the Church of the Nativity in the city of Bethlehem were scaled back. But residents were intent on m...

When her plane landed in Atlanta, Fabiola Figueroa rescued someone's stuffed animal. A plush cat — a bit worn, clearly well-loved. The airli...

Jamie Olivieri and Yennie Neal-Achigbu have been inseparable since eighth grade. From annual Christmas gatherings to a husband's death, the...

The COVID-19 crisis has exacerbated food insecurity and stretched an already-strained fishing industry. New partnerships with food banks giv...

Beachwood, Ohio, is among a few municipalities providing free food delivery to city residents. It's the city's version of economic developme...

Europeans, weary of the long Brexit saga, see the final bill of divorce inked on Thursday by European Union and United Kingdom negotiators a...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a new testing mandate for U.K. travelers coming into the U.S. after an outbreak of a n...

Mathematical modeling suggests that the mutations in this variant make the virus more transmissible. What does that mean for preventive meas...

Pork 'N Pine owners Todd Coleman and Mike Santoro dress as Santa, load the trees on their bikes, pack a cooler full of pulled pork sandwiche...

Only 100 or so people attended the service, and they wore masks and socially distanced. The Mass began two hours early so all could make it...

COVID-19 vaccines must be kept at low temperatures. And to move ampuls between freezers, specialists use dry ice. NPR explores whether the U...

In some parts of the U.S., the biggest challenge surrounding the COVID-19 vaccine isn't distribution, but convincing people to get it, as an...

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Johnny Taylor Jr., CEO of the Society for Human Resource Management, about whether employers can require worke...

The U.K. and the European Union have finalized their post-Brexit agreement, striking a deal to allow for tariff-free trade after the U.K. ex...

Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh's murder conviction was overturned in April and he was ordered released for time served for kidnapping Pearl. He has...

Cases in the state have skyrocketed over the last two months, and the ICU capacity is now zero in Southern California and the San Joaquin Va...

The NBA postponed the Wednesday game after three Rockets players had positive or inconclusive coronavirus tests and four others were in quar...

The agreement comes a week before the Brexit transition period ends. The pact averts a worst-case divorce that would have hurt the EU econom...