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Some of the nation's most selective institutions are slowly increasing their rural enrollment with the help of millions of dollars from a rural alumnus of the University of Chicago.

From championing women choreographers to upending classics, the former Royal Ballet star turned artistic director of the San Francisco Ballet doesn't play it safe.

The final of the Eurovision Contest arrives Saturday, with tight security and rainy weather failing to dent the enthusiasm of fans, or the opposition of critics who think Israel shouldn't be invited.

Israel says it has killed the leader of Hamas' military wing, one of the architects of the Oct, 7, 2023, attacks that triggered the war in Gaza.

"Pocket gardens" of native plant species are becoming more common in urban areas. We tag along with a volunteer tending to tiny gardens in a neighborhood of Washington, D.C.

Barb Barnes faced a very difficult moment in 2005, after she underwent major open heart surgery. A nurse helped her through it.

NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer speaks with Sarah Beran, former senior director for China and Taiwan Affairs at the White House National Security Council, about President Trump's recent trip to China.

A southern gothic tale of familial revenge, Is God Is finds first-time filmmaker Aleshea Harris adapting her own play for the screen.

CIA Director John Ratcliffe makes a surprise visit to Cuba as the spy agency calls on the nation to make "fundamental changes." Cuba says it has run out of fuel and is suffering massive blackouts.

Gov. Jared Polis' controversial commutation follows a pressure campaign by the Trump administration to free Tina Peters, an ex-county official who was convicted of tampering with election equipment.