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Polls taken 18 months before an election are not predictive, but they have sent signals that proved helpful when heeded by presidents in the past.

It happened in Senegal last week, at a conference organized by young Africans to address the issues of child marriage and female genital mutilation. Here's the story behind the fatwa.

NPR's Noel King talks to columnist and commentator Cokie Roberts, who answers listener questions about the history of presidential debates.

Democratic voters in Atlanta gathered Wednesday night at a restaurant near Martin Luther King, Jr.'s home church to watch the first night of the 2020 presidential debates.

Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia and Mauritania have a turbulent history. But they've created a joint bid to secure world heritage status for a food with deep roots and cultural meaning across the region.

A Murray State University biology professor has named a new insect species after her daughter, who helped make the discovery while they were planting...

The U.S. Supreme Court rejected challenges against two congressional maps in Maryland and North Carolina on Thursday, deciding that questions of...

In a 5-4 vote, the court upheld a Wisconsin law that says motorists have given implied consent to having blood drawn. There were two dissents — including one from Justice Neil Gorsuch.

It's Night 2 of the first primary debate of the 2020 election cycle. The field is so large that the Democratic National Committee and NBC News split it…

President Trump will meet with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the G-20. Trade tensions threaten to overshadow progress in strategic ties, former State Department official Alyssa Ayres writes.