Norfolk Southern and Union Pacific are looking to merge, which would create the first transcontinental railroad in the U.S.

Hurricane Katrina exposed longstanding flaws in the New Orleans criminal justice system. In the 20 years since, there has been dramatic change in the public defender office.

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Big Freedia about her new album, "Pressing Onward," and how her childhood singing in the church ...

Americans love olive oil — and import 95% of it. But tariffs are making it harder for Europeans to sell it to Americans.

Since its launch in 2000, the site — and later its companion Facebook page — has been the source of numerous of family ...

Allegheny County wants residents to say what should be included in a plan to address climate change locally. The county is in the beginning phase of developing a climate action plan. The goal is to ...

The State Department said it would start a pilot program that will require cash deposits to tourist and business visas for ...

Gov. Bill Lee declined to grant a reprieve Monday amid uncertainty about whether the implantable defibrillator will shock ...

The trial of the far-right leader is receiving renewed attention after U.S. President Donald Trump directly tied a 50% tariff ...

The Texas House failed to reach the quorum needed to vote on a new congressional map that could have given Republicans five ...

In a rural Vermont county, spotty cell phone coverage is the norm. But a local tinkerer is using old technology to help his ...