The number beats the previous record, set in 2023, as a recent report also points at a peak in the number of deaths recorded in the dangerous Atlantic migration route.

The Medal of Honor, the United States' highest military decoration, is awarded to service members who display exceptional valor in combat.

The discovery of a "prehistoric highway" in the United Kingdom could reveal more about how dinosaurs traveled millions of years ago.

A civil war in Myanmar has displaced millions, killed or maimed thousands more and left the country in poverty. Now China is flexing its muscle to protect interests in the region.

Villagers in Syria's Golan Heights have told NPR that Israeli troops have raided their homes and confiscated weapons. Israel says its military operation in the area is to ensure border security.

President-elect Trump wants to overhaul how the U.S. manages record-high homelessness. It could shift billions in federal funding away from housing and toward drug addiction programs.

NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Marlon Sorge of Aerospace Corporation, which tracks space junk, about who is responsible when man-made debris falls from space, injures someone or damages property.

The humble ZIP Code shows up in all kinds of surprising places. Planet Money looks at how it was born, how it transformed the mail and talks to one researcher who argues that it's gone too far.

Apple isn't acknowledging wrongdoing in the settlement, which still must be approved by a U.S. District judge. Lawyers in the case have proposed scheduling a Feb. 14 court hearing to review the terms.

Two people died and 18 were injured Thursday when a small plane crashed through the roof of a furniture manufacturing ...

Bourbon Street re-opened in New Orleans Thursday afternoon, more than 24 hours after Wednesday morning's attack by a Texas ...