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Superintendents make almost no difference when it comes to student success, according to a new report.

The Ukrainian president, speaking in the embattled region, says: "This city was, is and will be Ukrainian."

Congressional leaders will be at the White House on Tuesday to talk about the president's strategy against the group known as the Islamic State.

Domestic violence and child abuse allegations against NFL stars have put the country's most-watched sports league in the congressional spotlight.

Linguist Dan Jurafsky uncovers the fishy origins of ketchup and how it forces us to rethink global history. He also teaches us how to read a menu to figure out how much a restaurant may charge.

The expected vote on whether to authorize the Obama administration's plan to arm and train moderate fighters comes as the president meets with military officials at U.S. Central Command.

Water is scarce in India, which is a good reason not to do the Ice Bucket Challenge. A journalist came up with another option — give a bucket of rice to a hungry person. Her version is going viral.

The Mexican drug lord escaped from a maximum-security prison via an elaborate tunnel that led to the shower stall in his cell. NPR's Carrie Kahn got a tour and shares what she saw.

This weekend, we're rewinding the NPR Books Time Machine to look at Kristan Higgins' beloved Blue Heron romance series, which wrapped up last month with book five, Anything For You.

A British judge investigating the murder of the Russian dissident Alexander Litvinenko in London has concluded the killing was "probably" approved by Russian President Vladimir Putin.