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NPR's Robert Siegel speaks with Steve Clemons, editor at large for The Atlantic, about Russia's role in Syrian fighting and the latest attempt at a cease-fire.

The year 2016 ends in China amid an unprecedented crackdown on human rights attorneys. But the Communist Party's intimidation tactics sometimes have the opposite effect.

Refugees from Africa, the Middle East and Asia are a sought-after talent pool at Eli's Cheesecake in Chicago, where they manage the complex assembly line and rise through the ranks.

The election of Donald Trump has changed the landscape for K-12 and higher education. In his annual New Year's predictions, NPR's Claudio Sanchez tells us what he thinks it all means.

Police arrested two foreign nationals who they described as suspects at Istanbul's Ataturk Airport, according to the state-run Anadolu news agency. The deadly attack killed at least 39 people.

It could cost more to gas up the car in 2017. After a 17 cents a gallon increase in the past month, the seasonal reduction in driving could keep the price…

New York City officials say overall crime was at all-time recorded lows in 2016.Mayor Bill de Blasio says there were less than a thousand shootings in…

The department store chain says it's eliminating more than 10,000 jobs and will proceed with plans to close 68 stores that are part of 100 closings announced in August.

Young people have always used language in new ways, and it has always driven older people crazy. But the linguist John McWhorter says all the LOLs are part of an inevitable evolution of language.

As President Obama prepares to deliver his farewell message to the country, we look back at the legacy the past eight years might leave.