California Gov. Gavin Newsom declared a State of Emergency to streamline the state's response to avian flu. More than half of the human cases in the U.S. so far have been in California.

The 2024 election was widely considered to be run fairly by majorities of political parties. But so-called "election integrity advocates" who think 2020 was stolen are already making plans for 2025.

Saturday (December 21) is winter solstice, the shortest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere. In many pagan religions, the day is marked by Yule: a holiday that's a time of both reflection and c ...

Police in Germany say they've closed a Christmas market after reports of a car driving at speed into a crowd. Authorities say the driver has been apprehended, but have not confirmed it was an attack.

Researchers in Germany have developed algorithms to differentiate between Scotch and American whiskey. The machines can also discern the aromas in a glass of whiskey better than human testers.

Deportations under President Biden have hit their highest point in almost a decade. The number of removals conducted in 2024 by ICE has surpassed those conducted during the first Trump administration.

It's been a year for Israel's Netanyahu. He's prosecuted the deadliest war since Israel's creation and become the first sitting prime minister to face trial in a long running corruption investigation.

We're in the thick of holiday movie season. One New England state has been the backdrop for lots of these films in recent years and this year it's capitalizing on that role.

Some of the All Things Considered staff whose voices you don't always hear on air share their favorite stories that aired on the show in 2024.

President Biden broke new ground on AI policy, something his predecessors did not have to deal with. Deepa Shivaram is a multi-platform political reporter on NPR's Washington Desk.

If lawmakers can't reach a deal to avoid a shutdown, many federal workers would be furloughed, while essential functions like ...

Anti-death penalty advocates hope President Biden will grant clemency to 40 people on federal death row. He has already commuted the sentences of nearly 1,500 people and pardoned 39 others.