Legal agreements govern the Great Lakes and some river systems in the U.S., but the Mississippi River doesn’t have a compact.

Fantazio claimed the most trophies at The Game Awards in a night dominated by sweeps, surprising reveals and fourth-wall breaks.

Bill Belichick is one of the greatest coaches to ever live — he won six Super Bowls while in charge of the New England Patriots. Now, he's headed to the University of North Carolina.

Biden said he plans to take more steps using his clemency powers in the remaining weeks of his presidency. Some advocates say ...

There are more than 350 books on NPR's Books We Love list -- our yearly round up of our favorite reads chosen by our staff and critics. Today, we're looking at cookbooks.

Dommaraju unseated China's Ding Liren to become the new world chess champion. "Every chess player wants to experience this ...

The consumer outrage unleashed by the murder of UnitedHealthcare's CEO echoes the anti-banking fury after the financial crisis and comes at a time when populist economic fatigue helped re-elect Trump.

President-elect Donald Trump is breaking with precedent in inviting a foreign head of state to his inauguration.

The 1972 Munich Olympics kicked off under the banner of hope and peace, hosted by a country eager to turn the page nearly ...

The long-awaited report from DOJ Inspector General office comes nearly four years after a crowd of Donald Trump's supporters ...

Eric Westervelt is a San Francisco-based correspondent for NPR's National Desk. He has reported on major events for the network from wars and revolutions in the Middle East and North Africa to ...

Jeff Brady is a National Desk Correspondent based in Philadelphia, where he covers energy issues and climate change. Brady helped establish NPR's environment and energy collaborative which brings ...