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The Iraqi people, not U.S.-led forces, will defeat the country's insurgency, Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld says. He also says the U.S. military is working to reduce the size of its forces in Iraq. He says in an NPR interview that it has taken six to eight years to put down major insurgencies elsewhere, and the challenge is to get most U.S troops out of Iraq much sooner than that.

Scientists say there are too many horses and the land cannot support them all. But some believe the horses should be left to run free.

A year ago, President Trump was laughed at during his address to the U.N. General Assembly. This year, he'll face an audience of world leaders increasingly unclear about America's role in the world.

We look back at the deaths of Philando Castile, Alton Sterling, Sandra Bland, Freddie Gray, Walter Scott, Tamir Rice, Laquan McDonald, Michael Brown and Eric Garner.

The fastest animal at the Cincinnati Zoo has died. Sahara, also known as Sarah, who held a world record for speed, was euthanized Thursday because of…

The Trump administration launched military strikes in Syria to "eliminate" Islamic State group fighters in retaliation for an attack that killed two U.S. troops and an American interpreter a week ago.

David Maraniss speaks with NPR's Don Gonyea about his latest book — a look into his father's struggles after being blacklisted during the Red Scare.

Opening statements are being heard Wednesday in the trial of Eddie Ray Routh, a former Marine accused of killing Navy Seal Chris Kyle. Kyle is the subject of the movie American Sniper.

President Trump claims that there is no automatic guarantee of birthright citizenship in the Constitution. Will that claim hold up in court? On Tuesday, the Supreme Court is due to issue a decision.

Six months into his second stint at the White House, President Trump has used his power to fundamentally reshape immigration in America with an ongoing, aggressive crackdown on people in the country illegally.