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The government shutdown has led the budget of federal court systems to run dry, causing disruptions to the pursuit of justice. Court officials fear that things could get worse in coming weeks.

Indigenous groups and human rights activists worry that the violence that raged through their communities in the 1970s and 1980s is making a comeback.

Following the release of the docuseries Surviving R. Kelly, interest has renewed in the sexual abuse allegations against the R&B star. NPR's Audie Cornish talks with Sound Opinions host Jim DeRogatis.

Japan's government said Wednesday that it will start commercial whaling again in July and leave the International Whaling Commission. The commission banned commercial whaling more than 30 years ago.

The Syrian city was once at the heart of ISIS's self-declared caliphate. U.S.-backed forces recaptured Raqqa in 2017. Residents rebuilding there are unnerved by the planned U.S. troop withdrawal.

Updated at 3 p.m. Dec. 20 with Trump signing legislation — The long-awaited final version of the farm bill was unveiled Monday night, and it hews...

A state panel estimated Thursday Iowa’s revenue will grow in the next fiscal year, but it will grow more slowly than it did this year.Lawmakers use…

During a turbulent year rife with personal and political trauma, the most memorable songs pulled no punches in the pursuit of pop.

Family planning researchers point to a number of reasons. The procedure itself is legal in Pakistan — but only in limited circumstances.

In July of 2018, 20-year-old Mollie Tibbetts of Brooklyn, Iowa went out for a run and never came home. More than a month later, her body was found in a…