Both countries said they would make the formal announcement at the UN General Assembly in New York in September.

Brown University will pay $50 million to Rhode Island workforce development organizations in a deal with the Trump administration that restores lost federal research funding, officials said Wednesday.

Several factors help determine whether a given earthquake will generate a dangerous tsunami, but the process is not yet fully understood.

Labor leader Jimmy Hoffa vanished 50 years ago. What happened remains a mystery as Hoffa's legend has grown. There have been ...

Fans and relatives of the late Ozzy Osbourne converged to pay their final respects to metal star in his home city.

Last quarter, tariffs cost the auto industry billions of dollars. So far, that's come out of profits instead of being passed along to buyers. But that could change.

World Photography Day is celebrated on Aug. 19 to celebrate the storytelling behind photos. This year, NPR wants to hear the ...

Then on Wednesday, rangers and a State Police helicopter flew to Haystack Mountain to help a hiker with an unstable ankle ...

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The U.S. economy grew this spring after a slowdown earlier this year. A report from the Commerce Department shows the nation's GDP grew at an annual rate of 3% in the second quarter of the year.

The phrase "joy is resistance" has been popping up all over the place lately. But what, exactly, does it mean? In this ...

The Department of Justice has fired hundreds of employees this year, transforming a federal workforce that enjoys vast powers and responsibility over issues affecting the lives of everyday Americans.