The attack, which took place in the city of Palmyra, comes a year after the fall of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and the lifting of U.S. sanctions.

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Turn your attention skyward Saturday evening and you should be able to catch the peak of the annual Geminids meteor shower.

Chile heads to a presidential runoff on Sunday, with far-right contender José Antonio Kast — a supporter of former dictator ...

Supporters of the displays say the Bible is on their side, but critics call the scenes sacrilegious and politically divisive, ...

Fired University of Michigan football coach Sherrone Moore "barged his way" into the apartment of a woman with whom he had ...

It's called the "graduation" approach — both financial and moral support to help people move from extreme poverty to ...

The monarch revealed the positive outlook in a recorded message broadcast on British television as part of a campaign to ...

In Salzburg, Austria, Christmas involves both St. Nick and Krampus, a mythological punisher with roots stretching back to ...

The Trump administration has paused visas and other programs allowing Afghans to come to the U.S. legally, including those who helped American troops. Some Republicans are pushing back.

NPR's Rob Schmitz talks to author Martha Ackmann about her new book on "American icon" Dolly Parton and the ambition it took the young Tennessean to reach success.

NPR's Rob Schmitz speaks with Pink Floyd drummer Nick Mason about the band's epic album "Wish You Were Here" as it's reissued 50 years after its release.