The famed Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris is set to reopen next month for the first time since a devastating fire crippled the ...

The six-month season saw an above-average number of storms. Scientists say climate change is leading to more powerful and ...

British lawmakers voted to advance a bill that would allow some terminally ill patients the right to end their lives — an ...

Author and TV host Kelly Corrigan has a radical way to support a loved one through a crisis, big or small. Here's her ...

Noah Bookbinder of Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington tells NPR's Ari Shapiro that President elect Trump is set to enter office with several major conflicts of interest.

A new CDC report finds that more than 85% of U.S. adults 65 and older are not getting enough exercise. All adults should get moderate aerobic activity and weight or resistance training every week.

Eleanor Beardsley began reporting from France for NPR in 2004 as a freelance journalist, following all aspects of French society, politics, economics, culture and gastronomy. Since then, she has ...

When Richard III's skeleton was found under a parking lot in England in 2012, it was an exciting enough discovery for the ...

The parliamentary election will decide the next government, and will show whether Ireland bucks the global trend of ...

It's time to discuss one of the perennial debates of the holiday season. Are real Christmas trees or their fake counterparts ...

At least five Democratic members of Congress from Connecticut were targeted by bomb threats on Thursday. Police who responded ...

Longtime state media journalist Dong Yuyu met often with journalists and diplomats. His family believes he is now being ...