Search results for

A final report by the Federal Communications Commission on Hawaii's false missile alert provided analysis into what went wrong and recommendations on how to prevent another mishap.

The microblog service announced the move "effective immediately" ahead of a congressional hearing about Russia's use of social media in its influence campaign.

The Communist Party was reportedly alarmed and believed that the killing of President John F. Kennedy was part of a larger "ultraright" coup to overthrow the U.S. government.

In Flint Michigan, hundreds of people have filed lawsuits over that city's lead water crisis. Most of the lawsuits have been consolidated into one massive case. On Thursday, a federal district judge in Ann Arbor ordered all the parties into mediation.

President Trump pledged in June that he was "100 percent" willing to be interviewed by the special counsel. The White House and investigators declined to comment to NPR on reports that may happen.

Mount Agung began spewing ash last week, but over the weekend authorities raised the alert level for a possible larger eruption and expanded a danger zone around the base of the volcano.

An African-American lawyer from Mississippi who petitioned the high court had said the flag, visible in state buildings, courts and schools, symbolically expresses support for white supremacy.

Wal-Mart plans to share part of its savings under the new tax law with its employees. The giant retailer announced today it is boosting its starting wage to $11 an hour and handing out bonuses to most of its employees.

Residents of Arecibo love the 350-foot-tall statue, which they hoped would bring tourists to their region. But they aren't fond of the conquistador who people say discovered the island and America.

A bipartisan amendment by senators could undo a deal struck days ago to revive the Chinese telecom giant after it was cut off from its U.S. suppliers over sales to Iran and North Korea.

Sheldon Silver was twice found guilty of taking millions in bribes and kickbacks. "I pray I will not die in prison," he wrote to the judge.

The Federal Reserve held steady with no rate increase, but it is expected to raise rates twice more by the end of the year. The Fed said "economic activity has been rising at a strong rate."

Authorities in China have detained an 84-year-old dissident academic Sun Wenguang. They burst into his home and dragged him away just as he was being interviewed by U.S. government broadcaster, VOA.

A family road trip in 1963 inspired Roger Tofte to build a fairy tale theme park. At first, he made everything on his own, by hand. Now, more than 100,000 people a year visit his dream come to life.

Arthur Williams has been indicted by a grand jury on criminal charges including first-degree assault after a video surfaced on social media that showed him repeatedly punching a man in the face.

For the third time in recent days, former national security officials have signed a letter objecting to the president's decision to revoke the security clearance of former CIA Director John Brennan.

Winner, a former NSA contractor, pleaded guilty in June. Prosecutors say her 63-month sentence will be the longest ever served by a federal defendant for leaking to the press.

In an 11-page letter, an ex-Vatican diplomat calls for Pope Francis to resign, alleging he knew about former Cardinal Theodore McCarrick's abuses for years.

Republican Rep. Nick Sauer allegedly opened an account in the former girlfriend's name and then posted the pictures as a ploy to lure men into "graphic conversations."

With a new conservative Supreme Court justice likely to be seated, only 17 percent of poll respondents say they want the landmark abortion ruling overturned, a new NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll finds.