The world is watching the Vatican on Thursday as 133 cardinals work to choose which of them will be the next pope.

NPR's Steve Inskeep asks Praveen Donthi, a senior analyst with the International Crisis Group, about where the fighting between India and Pakistan could lead.

Pakistan shot down Indian drones on Thursday that were flying over major cities, Pakistan's military spokesman said. This comes after India launched multiple strikes across Pakistan on Tuesday.

Black smoke streamed from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel on Thursday morning in Rome, signaling that the 133 cardinal ...

The 133 cardinals in the conclave will participate in as many as four rounds of voting a day until a two-thirds majority is ...

Most Americans balk at the idea of charging women who get abortions with homicide, but post-Roe, militant anti-abortion ...

My sister and I recently unearthed a forgotten box of correspondence our mom received from servicemen she'd met at Red Cross ...

Two dozen states allow citizens to propose ballot measures. But Republican lawmakers in many of those states are now adding ...

Of 64 women, researchers found that 53% reported using soap, lotion, shampoo, conditioner, skin lightener, eyeliner, eyelash ...

Hundreds of thousands of Velella velella, more commonly known as by-the-wind-sailors, are drifting onto the coastline.

President Trump has proposed slashing federal scientific funding. Economists say the long-term consequences could be dire.

NPR's Michel Martin talks with music industry executive Ty Stiklorius about the trial of Sean "Diddy" Combs and about systemic abuse in the music industry.