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The mosquito-borne virus is not fatal. But there's concern about a link to a severe birth defect in babies born to infected mothers.

Millions of Syrians are crowding into Jordan and Lebanon as well as Turkey. Aid efforts there are already at the breaking point.

The Louisiana governor, who has suspended his presidential campaign, was the first Indian-American to run for the nation's highest office. But his bid didn't feel historic to many Indian-Americans.

NPR talks to the man who created the painting of the world's largest jigsaw puzzle, Adrian Chesterman. It has 33,600 pieces, and when completed it is more than 18 by 5 feet.

New study shows that the U.S. citizen children of immigrants who would be covered by President Obama's executive actions on immigration are a growing part of the electorate in key battleground states.

The winners announced Wednesday night included Adam Johnson in fiction, Ta-Nehisi Coates in nonfiction, Robin Coste Lewis in poetry and Neal Shusterman in young people's literature.

Once all but unattainable, a six-figure salary is a reality for a growing number of teachers.

As many Republican governors, presidential candidates and members of Congress ask to pause entry of Syrian refugees, they risk alienating some religious voters in the GOP base.

Billions of people around the world don't use flush toilets. That's why there are so many signs that explain what to do — and what not to do.

A plea deal was reached in August, with the former Subway pitchman admitting to crossing state lines to pay to have sex with minors and receiving child pornography from the head of his charity.