The United States is a land of vast diversity, and these 30 captivating maps showcase the many unique features that make each state stand out. Starting with a map of obesity rates, you'll see how the ...

Nazi Creek was renamed Thursday to Kaxchim Chiĝanaa, an Unangax̂ phrase replacing a name originally assigned by World War II-era soldiers.

NPR CEO Katherine Maher appeared on CNN's "The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer and Pamela Brown" to react to a Senate Republican push to defund the service. "As far as the accusations that were ...

The “presidential lean” of a state can, over time, help us quantify its political trajectory.— Much of the Heartland and Midwest has come to lean more to the GOP over the past two decades, though the ...

The Trump administration transferred 28,000 acres (11,331 hectares) in a remote part of Northwest Alaska to a native ...

Tsunamis are a series of long waves caused by a large and sudden displacement of water in the ocean, usually from a large ...

It’s becoming a grimly familiar story. In just the past two weeks, destructive and deadly flooding has occurred in Maryland, ...

The one-mile creek, located on a largely uninhabited island, had been given its name during World War II after the Americans ...

Tens of thousands of people are expected to turn out for "Good Trouble" demonstrations, honoring civil rights icon John Lewis and protesting Trump policies.

Congressional Republicans voted to strip more than $1 billion in funding from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) ...

Russia formally sold Alaska to the United States for just $7.2 million. While this may seem like an unbelievable bargain today, there were several strategic and financial reasons behind the sale.

COVID-19 cases are rising in half of US states. Is this the start of a summer wave? What to know about COVID trends and the ...