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Nevadans react to President Trump's first State of the Union message, at a time the state is leaning more Democratic and a key U.S. Senate seat is in play.

A Swiss university has announced it will begin teaching the Alpine singing style. The classes will be led by a prize-winning Swiss yodeler and they're offering both bachelors and master's degrees.

President Trump announced during his first State of the Union address that he signed an executive order to keep the U.S. prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba open as part of his national security agenda.

The Oxford English Dictionary has added more than 1,000 new words, including "snowflake." It's not a new word, but has a new other meaning: someone who is "overly sensitive" and "entitled."

New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker, a Democrat, speaks with Steve Inskeep following President Trump's State of the Union address.

To get a sense of how President Trump's first State of the Union address was received in different parts of the country, NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Arkansas' Republican Gov. Asa Hutchinson.

Over a 2-year period, at least 13 children were raped and killed in Kasur, a small Pakistani town. The latest murder, of a 7-year-old girl, triggered riots and snowballed into a political crisis.

Kenya's government turned off the nation's broadcasters so they couldn't cover the opposition's show of inaugurating their candidate, who failed to win the presidency.

The head of Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s economic development programs said he doesn’t think federal corruption trials now taking place will have any effect on...

A third Republican candidate has announced his intention to run for governor against Democrat Andrew Cuomo. Syracuse-area Sen. John DeFrancisco said he...