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Columbus Day is still a federal holiday — though some no longer want to celebrate the Italian explorer, and many jurisdictions also mark Indigenous Peoples Day.

The long-term environmental impacts of this week's oil spill in California may not be clear for some time. Meantime, the spill has reignited a fierce local debate over off-shore oil drilling.

Josh Duggar of TLC's 19 Kids and Counting admitted "wrongdoing" amid media reports that he allegedly fondled underage girls as a teenager. NPR's Scott Simon speaks with TV critic Eric Deggans.

As the Colorado River dries out, the seven states that rely on this body of water risk water scarcity. Colorado state historian Patty Limerick discusses preparations for water scarcity in the West.

It wasn't until this week that Congress passed a law making the bald eagle the official U.S. bird. And one man spearheaded the effort to get this done.

Lutnick, a billionaire investor who has been overseeing Trump's transition, will oversee a sweeping federal bureaucracy and have a role in enforcing Trump's promised tariffs.

The trials for rappers Young Thug and Lil Durk have dominated headlines and while the cases are different, lyrics being used against them in the courtroom is the commonality.

President Trump's controversial executive order offering refugee status to the White Afrikaner minority in South Africa has enflamed tensions in the country and emboldened some who want to secede.

Are we more prepared to detect the start of a possible pandemic than we were in 2020? Some things have gotten better, and some worse.

Many of the world's drone companies rely on China for parts. But China is cutting some U.S. drone makers off through sanctions as part of its retaliation for U.S. tariffs. Taiwan says it can help out.