Transportation security officers stand at the main security checkpoint at Kansas City International Airport in Kansas City, Mo., on June 3. Arin Yoon for NPR h…

When the northeastern bulrush joined the ranks of federally endangered plants and animals in 1991, the perennial, grass-like sedge teetered on the edge of exti…

PRESS REVIEW – Monday, June 29: Papers discuss the ongoing search efforts in Venezuela and the government's "negligence”. Next: In Japan, maternity leave is a …

Multiple donors and international organizations announced commitments to climate finance efforts directed at developing countries during London Climate Action …

Japanese media group Nippon TV is undergoing a major restructuring as it expands its international activities, launching a Global Strategy division, headed by …

Flexion Robotics, a startup founded by ex-Nvidia engineers, has a clever way of training robots to do useful work.

A leading journalists' body in India has condemned what it says is the denial of voting and passport rights to a former editor. R Rajagopal, who worked at The …

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Skydiving plane crash kills 11 in northeastern France 11 people were killed when a plane belonging to a parachuting school crashed in Tomblaine, France. The vi…

Pakistan launched airstrikes and sent ground troops into Afghan provinces along its western border on Sunday, killing dozens of civilians, officials say. Afgha…

Oil prices have climbed following the latest flare-up in hostilities between the United States and Iran. Brent crude, the primary international benchmark, rose…