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This year's Nobel Prize in physics has been awarded to research on how light and matter act on an atomic scale.

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is reasserting his control following a failed military coup with widespread purges of the country's institutions.

The Navy has made public the names of three airmen lost at sea in a crash in the Pacific last week. It's one of several fatal incidents this year involving U.S. naval forces in Asia.

The descendants of the coastal Brazilian city have a long, mixed history, making for quite the vibrant display and musical celebration. One style of music is even said to make the blood boil.

The shootings took place at a Sacramento-area church, according to local law enforcement officials.

Wendy Whelan, 47, will give her final performance with the New York City Ballet on Saturday. NPR spent time with the dancer as she prepared for her goodbye.

While the fish kills have stopped washing up on Pinellas County beaches, red tide is still an ongoing problem in the area. The Board of Commissioners...

Analyzing the chemistry of some ancient teeth has revealed what human ancestors were eating around 3 million years ago.

The Syrian government and its allies have advanced into eastern Ghouta. Civilians trapped in these ever shrinking areas say they are living in terror of what will happen next.

The U.S. economy stalled in the first quarter, growing at a tepid 0.7 percent. But economists say the ragged quarter was an aberration and predict growth will rebound during the spring and summer.