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Police say at least seven people — including five attackers — were killed. At least one of the civilians killed is believed to be a foreigner.

To celebrate the feast of Epiphany marking the baptism of Jesus in the River Jordan, thousands of Russian Orthodox faithful take a dip in icy waters. How does it feel? "Absolutely good," one man says.

The 121-foot-high statue in one of the country's poorest areas was paid for by local businessmen and villagers.

Some people in public education work hidden in plain sight. Here's the story of one man who takes on the role of surrogate parent, teacher and counselor.

Early this winter, skiers in the Northwest were excited. But then after about Christmas things turned dour. The once-epic snowpack is now long gone. In...

Hillary Clinton laid out options including enhanced intelligence sharing, additional training for first responders, and more aggressive international efforts to freeze terrorists' resources.

Archaeologist Heather Knight tells NPR's Scott Simon about how the Curtain Theatre, where Shakespeare staged early plays, was rectangular and not round.

Not much surprises a man who has put spies and kidnappers and murderers behind bars. But there's one American problem that took DEA Chief Chuck Rosenberg's breath away: drug overdose.

Outside one of the crime scenes in Chattanooga, the community has created a memorial for the military men who died in Thursday's shooting. Nearby is another tribute, in an unexpected place.

A redesign of the denomination will add the portrait of an as-yet-undetermined famous American woman beginning in 2020.