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A federal magistrate judge ordered a Russian woman charged with serving as a foreign agent into custody ahead of her trial after prosecutors said she was a flight risk.

Selling access to power is an old business in politics, but leaked documents related to Michael Cohen, President Trump's personal lawyer, show just how lucrative and expansive that business can be.

After years of battling the mafia, the authorities are now going after gangs that force migrants from Nigeria into sex work.

Since President Trump came into office, it sometimes feels like every other week is infrastructure week. But why have there been so many?

Scientists are training computers to read CT scans in the hopes that they can catch pancreatic cancer early.

The subject is of great interest to a government watchdog group called Common Cause. Paul Ryan is vice president of policy and litigation for the group and discusses this with NPR's Mary Louise Kelly.

It's a great day when your favorite artist releases a new record. But what if they released seven new records at once, full of music you didn't even know existed? That's what Bruce Springsteen is doing on his forthcoming box set Tracks II: The Lost Albums.

Hurricane Erin is expected to grow as it moves over the Western Atlantic region through the week. These emergency tips can help you prepare for flooding, power outages and a potential evacuation.

Growing up with immigrant parents, first in Canada and then in the U.S., Yang was "obsessed" with pop culture and Saturday Night Live. Now he's up for an Emmy for his performances on the venerated sketch series.

New options for nonaddictive pain treatment are sorely needed. One researcher is borrowing from the field of cancer nanomedicine to test an idea that could bring relief to chronic pain sufferers.