Siegel is the first American to be released as part of this deal. A total of 18 hostages have been released since the ceasefire took effect. Hundreds Palestinians have been released so far.

President Trump's first weeks in office included executive orders that aim to stop or roll back former President Biden's ambitious climate agenda and redirect the country's attention to fossil fuels.

NPR's Scott Simon asks ESPN's Michele Steele about the Super Bowl and the expansion of the WNBA.

In Ali Smith's latest novel, "Gliff," a brother and sister befriend a horse in a dystopian future. NPR's Scott Simon explores the issue of authoritarianism with the novelist and playwright.

While prices and the economy were top issues during the campaign, President Trump is making clear that other issues — most ...

Transportation officials have restricted helicopter flights around Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport after Wednesday's mid-air collision between an Army helicopter and an American Airlines jet ...

NPR's Scott Simons speaks to Maha Nassar, a professor at the University of Arizona, about how Palestinians will view the Israeli Prime Minister's visit to the White House next week.

NPR's Scott Simon asks Robert Littell about Leon Trotsky's time living in the Bronx. Littell is the author of "Bronshtein in the Bronx." ...

President Trump is imposing steep new tariffs today on some of America's biggest trading partners. The move could affect the cost of everything from tequila to two-by-fours.

But Marianne Faithfull was famously caught up in a drug bust at Richards' place in 1967, clad only in a fur rug. She lost a baby, split from Jagger, struggled with heroin abuse, depression and eating ...

President Trump is fulfilling an often-repeated campaign promise to impose tariffs on Mexico and Canada, while also issuing a flurry of executive actions bypassing Congress.

It turns out, a maggot's preference for rotting fruit has as much to do with texture as taste. Researchers are looking into figuring out why and what neurons are responsible.