Fifty years ago, the discovery of a human ancestor "Lucy" generated worldwide attention. NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with paleoanthropologist Zeray Alemseged about the legacy of the discovery.

President-elect Trump's major cabinet nominations are in. Now it's up to the Senate to confirm them. Scott Detrow is a White House correspondent for NPR and co-hosts the NPR Politics Podcast.

Sen. Marco Rubio has spent much of his time focused on Latin America, so odds are if he's confirmed as secretary of state, Latin America will become more of a priority.

An Israeli strike on a Lebanese army center on Sunday killed one soldier and wounded 18 others, the Lebanese military said.

NEW YORK — Chuck Woolery, the affable, smooth-talking game show host of "Wheel of Fortune," "Love Connection" and "Scrabble" ...

Actor Jimmy O. Yang is learning how to take compliments. On Wild Card this week, he opens up about love languages and fears.

Two members of a Dartmouth College fraternity and a sorority have been charged in the death of a student who was found dead ...

Representatives of developing countries and climate activists were furious over the outcome, saying $300 billion annually ...

The U.S., Australia and U.K. have issued warnings for travelers in Vang Vieng after several tourists died in a suspected ...

Photojournalist Robert Nickelsberg worked as a Time magazine contract photographer for nearly 30 years, specializing in ...

The state Department of Public Health has confirmed that a raccoon embedded with porcupine quills found dead in Eastham on ...

Alice May Brock, a giant of a human being who touched people all over the world, left this earth on November 21, at the age ...