In a decision Friday, New York Judge Juan Merchan noted that his inclination was to not impose a sentence of incarceration.

The man behind the New Year's Day attack in New Orleans said in videos that he was inspired by ISIS and had joined the group ...

President Biden's judicial picks have included the first Black woman to the U.S. Supreme Court, women of color to federal ...

Matthew Livelsberger, a 37-year-old Green Beret from Colorado, also wrote in a note that he needed to "cleanse my mind" of ...

Bollards meant to close roads off to cars have been an issue in New Orleans for years. Why did officials ignore this for so long, and what more could be done to keep crowds there safe?

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Wall Street Journal reporter Alison Sider. The Department of Transportation has fined JetBlue for "chronically delayed" flight performance.

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with with Jocelyn Chung, who wrote a children's book called When Love Is More Than Words, about all ...

A new session of Congress began Friday with Republicans to take full control in the Washington this month. But the new session was not without internal drama for the party.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Amy Nordrum of the MIT Technology Review about the magazine's list of breakthrough technologies for 2025.

In 2018, an orca in Washington dubbed J35 by scientists made global headlines when she carried her dead baby on her nose for 17 days. The same orca has just lost another calf.

President Biden formally blocked the sale of U.S. Steel to a Japanese steelmaker, citing national security concerns. The company said that it may have to cut thousands of union jobs without the sale.

New research shows that the anesthetic ketamine keeps fish from giving up -- and the way it works may help figure out how it works in humans and lead to better medications for depression.