The sanctuary in Washington state said it was working with officials to determine the cause of the outbreak, which has killed ...

Only about 300 to 400 people a year give a kidney to someone they never met. It's an act of generosity so unusual, a ...

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Azerbaijan observed a day of mourning for the victims of the plane crash that killed 38 people and left all 29 survivors ...

They make their living off the sea, but their catch is dwindling. So these traditional fisherfolk are taking steps to ...

Triggered by a 9.1 magnitude earthquake off the coast of the Indonesian island of Sumatra, the catastrophic event was the ...

Public radio music stations welcome hundreds of musicians a year into their studios for intimate versions of songs you won’t hear or see anywhere else. NPR Music collects as many of those recordings ...

Singh was known as the father of economic reforms in India. He served as finance minister in the early 1990s, and his policies then set India on the path of economic liberalization and globalization.

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The burst of new laws follows a landmark Supreme Court ruling, and reflects public frustration with record-high homelessness.

Ken Martin helped turn around the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party's finances and secure a streak of statewide wins ...

The copyrights of thousands of 20th-century films, books, compositions and sound recordings expire on Jan. 1, making them ...