Former President Jimmy Carter's close friends included the likes of Bob Dylan, Willie Nelson and the Allman brothers.

The government provides HIV medicines free of charge. Yet in one indigenous territory, cases and deaths are increasing at an ...

A series of unexpected events after the narrow election has set up a power struggle in the Minnesota Legislature. Days before ...

More than 100,000 Los Angeles County residents remain under evacuation orders, and the threat of fire there is not over. New evacuations were ordered last night and strong Santa Ana winds are expected ...

NPR's Scott Simon recalls a conversation he once had with the late President Jimmy Carter about the possibility of UFOs.

Former diplomat Barry Rosen was a hostage during the Iran crisis. In an interview with All Things Considered, he reflects on ...

NPR's Scott Simon talks to law professor Ilya Somin of George Mason University about the Laken Riley Act, a bipartisan bill in Congress that aims to expand the detention of undocumented immigrants.

The Wilson family evacuated from their home in Altadena, California before it burned down. NPR's Scott Simon speaks to Virginia Wilson and her 16-year old daughter, Charlotte.

Firefighters continue to struggle against the wildfires around Los Angeles. The death count has risen and looting has become a problem amid the destruction.

Reporters covering a Chinese dissident in Europe were targeted with bomb threats. An NPR investigation later found evidence the dissident was linked to con which included the specter of bomb threats.

Reporters covering a Chinese dissident in Europe were targeted with bomb threats. An NPR investigation later found evidence the dissident was linked to con which included the specter of bomb threats.

From California to the South, tens of thousands of people are without power, due to fires and winter storms. Studies show ...