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Race to the Top funds were a windfall for Delaware. Ranked first in the country for its application, the Diamond State was awarded $119 million over four…

The U.S. and China say they'll work together to limit methane emissions. Environmental experts say the agreement has more significance for geopolitics than it does for climate change.

Two big surprises awaited Paul Bremer when he arrived in Iraq: that the country's chaos made it ripe for insurgency; and that the U.S. government would withhold additional troops. Bremer became the head of the Coalition Provisional Authority in Iraq in May of 2003.

Chief Justice Leo Strine is hoping a sour-looking budget year won’t prompt delays in building two new downstate Family Court buildings.Strine is hoping to…

Smugglers tried to transfer more than 100 people onto an already crowded boat at sea, according to survivors of what could be one of the worst recent catastrophes suffered by refugees and migrants.

Mayor Lori Lightfoot recently fired the city's police superintendent. Now, residents will get to have a say about who should lead the country's second-largest police department.

Russia's action was universally condemned in an emergency U.N. Security Council meeting, which concluded with no action taken.

Noel King speaks with U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield about how the U.S. plans to address pressing humanitarian crises like those unfolding in Ethiopia and Syria.

A NPR poll shows that newly undecided voters could be vital in Vice President Harris' campaign to win the 2024 election. And, NASA is hoping to save the most powerful X-ray telescope ever built.

A new poll shows that 76% of Americans believe democracy is facing a serious threat. And, Zohran Mamdani sits down with NPR to discuss his run for NYC mayor and how he tackles hate head-on.