Ted Olson, the Bush-era solicitor general, has died at age 84. He was a towering figure in the legal profession who argued 65 ...

Ted Olson, the Bush-era solicitor general, has died. He was 84. Nina Totenberg is NPR's award-winning legal affairs correspondent. Her reports air regularly on NPR's critically acclaimed newsmagazines ...

Fire officials say they've stopped the spread of the deadly Jennings Creek wildfire that's burning in rugged terrain on the New York-New Jersey border. But drought is causing more fires.

Inflation remains substantially lower than it did during its 2022 peak — but Americans are still frustrated with high prices.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Sharon Horgan, creator and star of Bad Sisters, about the show's second season.

Birds descended from the dinosaurs, but researchers have known relatively little about how the bird's brain took shape. An 80 million-year-old bird fossil that sheds light on that mystery.

Iconic alto saxophonist Lou Donaldson died Nov. 9 after a very long career. Unapologetic about seeking an audience, he said he just aimed to play what crowds would respond to.

President-elect Donald Trump has vowed to "dismantle government bureaucracy," enlisting the help of billionaires to achieve ...

Senate Republicans elected South Dakota Senator John Thune to serve as Senate Majority Leader when the new Congress convenes ...

Paris police deploy in force to prevent antisemitic and other violence as France and Israeli soccer teams play on Thursday.

With wars raging around the world and high tariffs looming, Economist editor-in-chief Zanny Minton Beddoes says Trump's agenda may be chaotic — but she remains optimistic about possible good elements.

Michel Martin is the weekend host of All Things Considered, where she draws on her deep reporting and interviewing experience to dig in to the week's news. Outside the studio, she has also hosted ...