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India's Supreme Court is hearing arguments in the historic case this week, years after it decriminalized gay sex. India could become the second place in Asia to allow marriage equality, after Taiwan.

A conservation group says pollution and climate change are among the pressures on rivers. A stretch of the Colorado River that flows through Grand Canyon National Park is the most endangered river.

Kevin McCarthy unveiled his demands to negotiate with President Biden but so far talks have stalled. If Congress fails to raise the debt limit, the economic consequences could be dire.

NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Jon Ward, Yahoo News chief national correspondent, about his memoir: Testimony, which details his upbringing in, and break from, an influential evangelical church.

Tuesday is the deadline to file your income taxes. After years of underfunding, the IRS is beefing up to improve customer service, and to make sure people actually pay the taxes they owe.

After repeated reports of ethics violations by Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, a Senate panel plans to review ethics standards for Supreme Court justices.

A lot of products contain toxic PFAS. Some of these "forever chemicals" are ending up in sewage that is turned into fertilizer.

Included in the registry is the oldest surviving recording of mariachi music and Koko Taylor's "Wang Dang Doodle." For the first time, the list includes a female rapper and a video game soundtrack.

House Republicans are drafting legislation to avoid a default on the nation's credit limit. Senators face a possible vote on temporarily replacing ailing Sen. Dianne Feinstein on a judiciary panel.

Ukraine relies on billions of dollars in aid from the U.S. to keep services running during the war. The way Ukraine spends the money is strictly monitored. The U.S. wants to bolster that transparency.