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Yes, inequality is rising in the U.S. But it's falling when you look at all of humanity.

Seminole County Public School students are back in class today, and kids in neighboring districts will join them next week. This time of year impacts…

The sun is just peaking over the rooftops and the main drink is coffee, not alcohol. But that hasn't kept Londoners from a popular morning rave that's rapidly spread to cities around the world.

The presidential election has dragged on for months and it's still not clear who's the winner or when he will take office. NPR's Sean Carberry takes a first-hand look at the slow-motion vote count.

A group representing some of the world's richest countries has created an interactive online tool that invites the public to rank 11 factors that contribute to happiness.

An 18-year-old man identified as Michael Brown, who was reportedly unarmed, was shot several times and killed on Saturday in what police say was a struggle that ensued after he assaulted an officer.

At RedState's convention Friday, Texas Gov. Rick Perry and Texas Sen. Ted Cruz tried to capture the attention of GOP voters, but they two-stepped around the question of whether they will run in 2016.

In the latest humanitarian drop, U.S. cargo planes supplies Yazidis trapped by the fighting with tons of food and water.

Twenty years ago, Diana Gabaldon's time-travel epic Outlander shot to the top of the best-seller lists — and stayed there. NPR's Karen Grigsby Bates digs into the enduring potency of Gabaldon's magic.

Numbers from the World Health Organization put Sierra Leone at the top of the list for cases of Ebola. Yusuf Mackery explains what's being done to prevent infection and raise public awareness.