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Iraq's government is waging a costly war with the Islamic State while dealing with falling oil prices, millions of displaced citizens and staggering rebuilding costs.

NPR spent months on the trail with the candidates, but you don't have to. Catch up here.

Born in South Korea, raised in Oklahoma, Danny Bowien was an adult when he taught himself to make Chinese food. That DIY vibe to his cooking has made him a rising star. Now he's written a cookbook.

In the Florida Everglades alligators are in trouble.The reptiles are scrawny, weighing 80 percent of what they should. The alligators grow slower, reproduce less and die younger.Researchers are trying to understand why the Everglades' iconic species is in decline and what it means for the ailing river of grass.

Attorney General Loretta Lynch on Wednesday defended President Obama's recent executive actions intended to expand background checks for gun buyers. But Republicans question their usefulness and the motives behind the actions.

Kevin Bales' book, Blood and Earth, explains why slavery in the world's lawless zones is essential to operate mines that pose a grave threat to the environment.

The space capsule that may one day take humans to the moon and Mars is ready for delivery to Kennedy Space Center.

It's the last debate for the Democrats before the first votes will be cast in Iowa, where Hillary Clinton and Vermont independent Bernie Sanders are locked in a neck-and-neck race.

This weekend, we're rewinding the NPR Books Time Machine to look at Kristan Higgins' beloved Blue Heron romance series, which wrapped up last month with book five, Anything For You.

The “Greatest Show on Earth” is underway this weekend at Orlando’s Amway Center. This may be your last chance to see an endangered Asian elephant in person. Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey will end elephant shows by May. Where will these elephants retire? Right here, in sunny central Florida of course.