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President Trump and the first lady host their first state dinner Tuesday night. It's for French President Macron and his wife. History shows that state dinners are high pressure and can be fraught.

On Tuesday, defense attorneys told jurors Andrea Constand's story could not be trusted. Prosecutors argued Bill Cosby was a sexual predator who preyed on "young, aspiring, unsuspecting women."

Under U.S. pressure, Mexico continues to crack down on migration on its own southern border, even surpassing America's deportation numbers in recent years.

Teachers in several states have gone on strike in recent months, protesting for better pay and working conditions. But that’s not the case in Florida,...

The Boston Bruins forward licked other players twice during the postseason. After a scolding from league executives, he kept his tongue to himself in the Bruins' final game, which they lost.

Congress has many rules and precedents that are documented on paper. But what about those traditions and folkways that persist unwritten?

North, infamous for his involvement in the Iran-Contra scandal, will leave Fox News and become the group's president within a few weeks, the National Rifle Association said in a statement.

After nearly six years as Washington bureau chief for The Economist, David Rennie is headed off for another assignment. He talks with NPR's Mary Louise Kelly about his impressions of the U.S., and how it's changed in his tenure.

More than 100 caravan migrants seeking asylum were allowed into the U.S. But what exactly is an asylum seeker? NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with former Senior Asylum Officer Heidi Boas about how migrants' eligibility is determined and what is the difference between refugees and asylum seekers.

Thousands of University of California employees went on strike Monday to start the first of a three-day protest. Their primary demand: pay increases.