The Dalai Lama celebrated his 90th birthday today. Per Buddhist beliefs, the Tibetan Buddhist religion says he'll be reincarnated, but China says it has final say on who the next Dalai Lama will be.

Advisers to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended against flu shots containing the ingredient thimerosal ...

The county expected to begin construction on the pavilion this year, but bids came in much higher than expected, delaying ...

The event explores how play and games are transforming education and other fields — but it also looks at how they can shape ...

Tropical Storm Chantal grew in strength as it approached the southeast U.S. coast. It's forecasted to bring heavy rains to ...

Flash flooding slammed the Texas Hill Country overnight on Friday. At least 27 girls from a summer camp next to the Guadalupe ...

How will the Trump administration's cuts to HIV research impact the progress that's been made towards ending the epidemic in the U.S.?

Heat and wildfire smoke affect birth outcomes, according to a new study of women in Los Angeles.

An NPR journalist in Gaza describes his experience seeking food from a site run by private American contractors, facing Israeli military fire, crowds fighting for rations, and masked thieves.

The Ukrainian military says that today it attacked airfields in Russia, where fighter jets used to bomb Ukrainian cities are stored. They say it's an attempt to weaken the Kremlin's war machine.

The concepts in the MingKwai typewriter underlie how Chinese, Japanese and Korean are typed today. The typewriter, patented ...

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said he wants the luxury resort on the eastern seacoast to become a "world destination," but ...