A new study of people 80 and older with exceptional gaits finds fast walkers have about a 50% lower risk of cognitive decline ...

Iran begins the funeral procession for Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed in a US-Israeli airstrike in February.

Philip Glass' symphony in tribute to Abraham Lincoln gets its long-awaited premiere with the Boston Symphony. Orchestra, after Glass pulled out of a planned performance at the Kennedy Center.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks to Iranian-American scholar Kian Tajbakhsh about Iran's leadership and Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei's funeral.

Tens of millions attend Ayatollah's funeral and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu wants a sit down with Trump.

France recorded its hottest June since records began in 1947, as a deadly heat wave drove temperatures above 104 degrees Fahrenheit (40 degrees Celsius) across much of the country.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks to Sarah Isgur, senior editor at The Dispatch, about President Trump's celebration of the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence.

Long exempt from military service, some ultra-Orthodox Jews are serving in Israel's army, while others are arrested for dodging the draft and many more block highways in protest.

Facebook; Twitter; LinkedIn; Email; Saginaw, Mich. officials are seeking to end a nearly 50-year-old cap on property tax revenues. Copyrigh ...

A former Marine says in a new book that military veterans running for office can bring Washington the courage to work across party lines.

Playing at altitude with the passionate backing of 80,824 fans at Estadio Azteca, and with a man advantage for most of the ...

After their daughter Chloe died at Camp Mystic, Matthew and Wendie Childress spent a year searching for answers. The Texas Newsroom's Dominic Anthony Walsh discusses the new podcast 'After the Flood'.