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Brazil was riding high when it was awarded the 2016 Olympics seven years ago. But the country is now in economic turmoil and facing a rash of problems as it prepares for the games in August.

Nominees include globally-minded films set in places like Liberia and Pakistan. But a new study of nominated documentary directors does confirm: #OscarsSoWhite

It's 200 times more powerful than a typical supernova and 570 billion times brighter than our sun. First spotted in June, this stellar monster is wowing astronomers, who wonder what's at its heart.

Tom Rochon said he believed it was time for a leader to make a "fresh start" on the challenges of diversity that were made public by protests last semester.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Firefighters worked through the night in below-zero temperatures to extinguish a fire in Omaha's downtown Old Market following an…

The college application process can be confusing and frustrating for prospective students. Here's a look at what happens behind the curtain.

Wheaton College has begun the process to fire Larycia Hawkins for stating that Muslims worship the same God as Christians. "It was about solidarity," Hawkins says, "which is a Christian principle."

What to expect when President Obama delivers his final State of the Union on Tuesday, from NPR's Ron Elving.

A few cities around the country have programs allowing some former felons to move in with relatives who live in public housing.

As the world refocuses its attention on North Korea after the rogue nation's fourth nuclear test, in neighboring South Korea, day-to-day life has barely been affected.