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Angola's civil war left 1,100 active minefields. The attitude had been that clearing mines is man's work until a nonprofit stepped in. Now nearly 400 women deminers tread carefully — and courageously.

The House committee investigating the January 6 insurrection held its first public hearing Thursday. Republican Liz Cheney broke with virtually all of her GOP colleagues to help lead the probe.

The student-led rallies push for gun violence prevention. Congress is facing pressure to act in the wake of several mass shootings.

NPR's Scott Simon shares his thoughts on watching the first public hearings of the House committee investigating the January 6th insurrection.

The only school in Harrold, Texas, has 100 to 125 students, and the district has 27 employees. Half are learning to shoot weapons because the nearest sheriff's deputy is at least 20 minutes away.

The Nevada Supreme Court is considering whether an initiative will advance to the ballot in November to ask voters if they want to create open primaries…

Shortly after launching his campaign last year for the Republican nomination in Nevada’s U.S. Senate race, Sam Brown got into a scrape with Twitter.A…

Voting is underway for next week’s June 14 primary election, where voters will determine the fate of dozens of races and could determine the balance of…

Sidelined by the pandemic, the Dakar Biennale is back. The theme of this year's festival is "Ĩ Ndaffa" — meaning "out of the fire," as artists forge bold visions of the world.

From her earliest days at MGM to The Judy Garland Show, the powerhouse entertainer was singular and enduring.