We look at the efforts to broker a ceasefire between the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah and Israel. Fighting has escalated between the two, pushing the conflict deeper into Lebanon.

Scientists are reconsidering old information about Uranus. NPR's Scott Simon explains the problem with photos taken of the ...

This stretch of New Hampshire Avenue in Silver Spring, Maryland is so packed with houses of worship, it's been called the ...

NPR's Scott Simon speaks to Sahar Fetrat a researcher at Human Rights Watch, about the lives of women in Afghanistan now, as the Taliban continue to limit their presence in public life.

Federal data shows that rates of new sexually transmitted infections are slowing in the U.S. It's a rare sign of improvement that suggests prevention efforts are working.