Organizers canceled the Independence Day Parade late Friday, citing an extreme heat warning with temperatures expected to ...

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The shake-up is believed to be an effort to ensure the military's loyalty to the Communist Party and its leader, Xi Jinping.

Cape Verde didn't win a match at the World Cup, and somehow, that didn't seem to matter. The African team's debut on this ...

Khamenei, who ruled Iran for more than three decades, was killed in an airstrike on Feb. 28 at the start of the U.S.-Israeli ...

NPR member station reporters across the U.S. asked people how they are thinking about their country on its semiquincentennial ...

As America turns 250, voters from our Swing Shift project talk about the state of the country. Their views ranged from ...

The effects of the high court ruling that could lead to mass deportations will be felt across hospitals and emergency rooms, ...

As the year reaches its mid-point, we have answers to a question more pressing than what to wear to the cookout or how early should we arrive at the fireworks show: What should I listen to?

The 5-year-old seal has a social media following twice the size of Tasmania's population, and his antics include bending ...

A new national poll reveals a striking paradox in public sentiment ahead of America's 250th anniversary: a disconnect between Americans' strong patriotic pride and their lack of civic knowledge.

Texas Democrats spent their 3-day convention in Corpus Christi rallying party activists, training volunteers and making the ...