A Christmas Eve Powerball drawing could add new meaning to holiday cheer as millions of players hope to cash in on the $1.7 billion prize.

Here on this eve of Christmas, as many of us prepare to gather with close family and friends, I assume everyone out there is asking the same thing: “why haven’t we gotten a single Christmas Bird Count ...

Despite tensions between the Vatican and Israel's government over the Gaza war, some Jews and Christians living in Israel are trying to build trust between their communities.

CAI reporter Jennette Barnes interviews Petros Koutrakis, professor of environmental sciences at Harvard, on new research about cancer risk near nuclear power plants.

Falmouth resident and Harvard professor Dr. John Holdren was awarded the Karl Taylor Compton Medal for his leadership in science and public policy. CAI's Gilda Geist spoke with Dr. Holdren to learn ...

Photographs help us look back on the moments that defined the year. Taken by NPR photojournalists nationwide, this collection goes beyond the headlines to reveal quietly powerful human stories.

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Shane O'Neill of The Washington Post about the word "aesthetic" and its evolution from art criticism and design theory to online speak and the White House.

Scientists have developed an experimental way to study how human embryos implant in a uterus, which may provide new insights into why miscarriages occur and how they can be prevented.

About 5.5 million borrowers are currently in default. They haven't risked wage garnishment since the beginning of the pandemic, when policymakers paused the practice.

The data, which was delayed from October by the government shutdown, comes as the economy takes center stage for voters and the Trump administration.

The Department of Justice has been publicly posting files related to the Jeffrey Epstein investigation since Friday.

One of Vince Zampella's crowning achievements was the creation of the Call of Duty franchise, which has sold more than half a billion games worldwide.