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Gen. David Petraeus, the top American commander in Baghdad tells a pair of Senate committees that a troop surge in Iraq has been successful, but that the success is fragile. Ambassador Ryan Crocker echoes Petraeus' concerns.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with former Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall about the leadership shakeup at the Pentagon, including the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff CQ Brown's firing.

The Corporation for Public Broadcasting agreed Monday to fulfill a $36 million, multi-year contract with NPR that it had yanked after pressure from the Trump White House.

Many people come to StoryCorps to honor someone they love. For Libby Stroik, that person was her grandfather, Harry Golomski, who helped her find joy and happiness in the little things.

Health planning experts can't find any evidence that annual physical exams benefit healthy adults. But a new survey shows that 65 percent of doctors still perform the regular checkups. They say the benefits may be difficult to quantify, but they are real.

You might watch snow fall, glimpse its beauty, and think, "Oh, that's nice." Ken Libbrecht takes a much closer look. He peers into a microscope to study how snow crystals are formed and ponders the age-old question of why no two snowflakes are alike.

Rio Dell, one of the small towns hardest hit by this week's big earthquake in Northern California, is still deep in recovery mode.

Too many poor people are forced to go without legal counsel when facing challenges such as eviction, deportation or domestic violence, a new report says.

A street festival is set for Saturday, and a memorial service is planned for Sunday

Eight months after the Department of Government Efficiency effort to shrink the federal workforce began, some agencies are hiring workers back — and spending more money than before.