The likelihood that the newly elected pope has consumed a Chicago style hot dog is not zero. And that means something.

Faulty DNA tests being used in criminal cases in Texas could impact about 700 cases. Under some circumstances, these tests were incorrectly coming back as insufficient DNA to test.

A federal judge in San Francisco appeared ready to temporarily block the Trump administration's sweeping overhaul of the federal government.

The Consumer Product Safety Commission works to protect Americans from dangerous products and issuing recalls and warnings.

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Vice President Vance said the fighting between India and Pakistan was "fundamentally none of our business." Experts say the U ...

Pope Leo is seen as a centrist who shares his predecessor's progressive views on certain social issues. Here's what we know ...

NPR has learned that rules must now be vetted by the White House and that the administration is drafting an executive order ...

Trade negotiators from the U.S. and China are starting talks this weekend in Switzerland. These are the first high-level ...

Trump's administration said they want tariffs to boost US manufacturing, and most Americans want more factory jobs here. But ...

After years of efforts to reform congressional ethics rules on investing, lawmakers from both parties point to President Trump's support as new momentum for legislation to bar members of Congress from ...