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Hoping to help trace the history of how velociraptors evolved into birds, researchers at Harvard and Yale may have tracked a key beak transformation to two genes.

About 50 State Department officials have signed an internal memo that reportedly calls for targeted military strikes to push Bashar Assad toward the negotiating table.

When it's obvious who the nominees will be, presidential candidates get intelligence briefings. That's about to start.

The smash Broadway hit Hamilton is bringing legions of new fans to the grave sites of Alexander Hamilton and his wife, Eliza, both at Trinity Church in Lower Manhattan.

Capt. Daniel Dusek pleaded guilty last year to bribery, admitting he gave classified information in exchange for access to prostitutes and other favors. He's now been sentenced to 46 months in jail.

NPR launches a new NPR.org audio player today that works smoothly across platforms and deepens listeners' connections with member stations.

Executives who get their firms in legal trouble could be forced to pay back bonuses retroactively.

"Personalities come and go. But principles? Principles endure," House Speaker Paul Ryan said Wednesday, in a not-so-subtle jab at Donald Trump.

London's most modern skyscrapers have their formal names. But they are also given irreverent nicknames like "The Cheese Grater" and "The Prawn."

The award is granted once every four years to a pianist with exceptional qualities, chosen by a secretive committee. This time, a young Polish musician who specializes in Chopin has earned the generous $300,000 prize.