The Athletics have suffered a number of setbacks in their quest to relocate to Las Vegas from Oakland. The latest? The U.S. says they can't actually get a trademark for the name Las Vegas Athletics.

In 2008, Chicago's mayor decided to lease out the city's metered parking system — to privatize all 36,000 of its parking meters.

In a rare rebuke to President Trump, five Republicans joined with Democrats on Thursday to advance a measure that would require congressional authorization for future military action in Venezuela.

On Wednesday night, the Trump administration announced plans to withdraw from 66 global agencies, including premier U.N. groups that focus on climate and health issues. We'll focus on the global ...

NPR's Juana Summers speaks with New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani. With New York Gov. Kathy Hochul, he announced increased state funding with the aim of universal child care.

NASA says a crew member on the International Space Station is unwell. The agency canceled a planned spacewalk for Thursday and says it may take the rare step of ending the Crew-11 mission early.

The House was poised Thursday to renew enhanced subsidies for Affordable Care Act marketplace plans that expired last year. But the push to renew the subsidies faces an uncertain path in the Senate.

A growing body of data shows Joe Biden and Kamala Harris made unprecedented gains reducing fentanyl deaths, while dramatically slowing supply of the deadly opioid into the U-S. But critics say ...

Nearly 20 years ago, the last known Cascades frog disappeared from Lassen Volcanic National Park. Now researchers are bringing them back, hoping the frogs can stage a comeback.

As the Senate voted Thursday to begin debate over authorizing future military force in Venezuela, the House was moving ...

Thompson has the words "yes" and "no" tattooed on opposite arms. "I'm constantly wrestling with ... my cynicism and my ...

Did you resolve to read more in 2026? Whether you're on track or need a jump start, here are some books coming out in the ...