The Nobel Peace Prize winner devoted himself to improving the health of people around the world, promoting democracy and ...

Magnus Carlsen, the No. 1 ranked chess player, quit the World Rapid Chess Championship in New York on Friday after refusing ...

Magnus Carlsen, the No. 1 ranked chess player, quit the World Rapid Chess Championship in New York on Friday after refusing ...

Trump contended the trial court judge erred in several rulings — including decisions to allow the testimony of two women who ...

Jimmy Carter's one-term presidency saw several foreign policy achievements, but was marked by economic struggles at home and the year-long Iranian hostage crisis.

A Supreme Court ruling eliminated the requirement of sheltering homeless people in some states. Advocates worry the ruling also motivates cities hostile to shelters to get rid of them altogether.

On this week's "My Unsung Hero" from Hidden Brain, Mark Metersky was a medical student at a New York City hospital. He was frustrated with one of his patients when he saw something that surprised him.

People in Plains, Ga., are remembering former President Jimmy Carter who died on Sunday at the age of 100. Carter embraced his hometown and never forgot the importance of the place.

Psychological first aid is the idea that interventions that can be done in the wake of a traumatic event to promote resilience and healing. Psychiatrist Robin Gurwitch helped develop the protocol.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Margie Mason, investigative reporter at the AP, about the alleged exploitation and abuse of the prison labor force in Alabama.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Stuart Eizenstat, a top domestic policy advisor in the Carter White House, about how former President Jimmy Carter put human rights at the center of foreign policy.

The cold, rainy winter now gripping Gaza is taking its toll. At least five infants have died of hypothermia in recent days, according to Gaza health officials.