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As the U.S. sends more troops to Afghanistan and ratchets up airstrikes, a new report from a U.S. military auditor suggests that the war is still at a stalemate.

The State Department says that the encounter between a Russian Su-27 fighter and a propeller-driven U.S. Navy EP-3 put the American crew at risk.

Why do dogs look different from wolves? The question bedeviled Charles Darwin. Now scientists have a fascinating theory that links droopy ears and splotchy coats with domestication.

For the last two years, the University of Illinois has been trying an unconventional treatment for homeless "super-user" patients at emergency rooms: it finds them a place to live.

There were 60 plumbers on a flight from Oslo to Munich when the toilets malfunctioned. The plumbers' boss says he wasn't about to send one of his men outside the plane at 33,000 feet to fix them.

Also: Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga takes a symbolic presidential oath of office; a Russian fighter jet buzzes a U.S. Navy plane; and watch for the blue blood super moon tonight!

On the surface, President Trump's formal speeches — such as Tuesday night's State of the Union — may seem wildly different from his rally speeches. But there are some common themes among them.

Details are scarce, but the companies said they want to help their employees get high-quality health care at a reasonable cost. Will this consortium have better luck than those that have preceded it?

A drill during a shift change included the words "This is not a drill," a Federal Communications Commission report finds. According to reports, the worker has been fired and two officials have quit.

High school students in Iowa might have to take one more exam before receiving their diplomas — a civic test. It's the same test administered by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services to those looking to become U.S. citizens. That's part of a new bill introduced in the Iowa legislature. NPR's Kelly McEvers speaks with Rep. Walt Rogers, R-Iowa, about his bill.