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A team of independent famine experts, working under the U.N. umbrella, believe Sudan is experiencing famine. But issuing a declaration — which could bring in more aid — turns out to be complicated.

Los jóvenes de Waterbury recibirán un impulso significativo gracias a una subvención de $100,000 otorgada a un programa de educación financiera de Webster Bank, cuyo objetivo es fomentar el empoderamiento económico y la inclusión.

A week after an unusual human case of H5 avian influenza was reported in Missouri, many questions remain. The latest on what's known -- and not known -- about the case, and why scientists are worried.

South Korean hospitals are suffering as a strike by medical residents and interns is reaching its seventh month.

NPR's Scott Simon talks with Rumaan Alam, best-selling author of "Leave the World Behind." His new book, "Entitlement," features a billionaire who gives away his fortune.

NPR's Juana Summers speaks with Katie Pumphrey, who recently completed a goal to swim across the Chesapeake Bay.

Special tracks for each state and territory were played during Tuesday night's DNC roll call. But what song repped your state? We found them all so you don't have to.

An earthquake centered in New Jersey shook portions of Connecticut Friday morning, the U.S. Geological Survey said, rattling residents and shaking buildings in an area where people are unaccustomed to feeling the ground move.

Por años, los expertos han advertido sobre la crisis de vivienda asequible en el estado. Explican que la falta de oferta inmobiliaria del estado se debe en gran parte a la zonificación excluyente, es decir, a reglas de zonificación estrictas que dificultan la construcción. Se estima que alrededor del 90% del estado de Connecticut está zonificado para viviendas unifamiliares.

Haiti's government declared a state of emergency and curfew Sunday in a bid to regain control after violence over the weekend saw armed gang members storm the country's two biggest prisons.