The end of capital punishment in Washington is complicated because of the heinousness of the crimes. Some prosecutors argued ...

Daniel J. Evans, former governor of Washington and U.S. Senator, died Friday at the age of 98.

The French presidential palace unveiled a new government dominated by conservatives and centrists. A left-wing coalition ...

An newly discovered asteroid will be captured by Earth's gravity this fall. The "mini-moon" will spend about two months in ...

Denny Tamaki, governor of Okinawa prefecture, says his personal story is deeply entwined with the U.S. military’s presence on ...

NPR's Scott Simon is a singular presence on air but his name is fairly common. Scott reflects on the bond he's formed with ...

A beloved heirloom variety of New Mexico red chile commands high prices because of its scarcity. Finding farmers to continue ...

The city program to manage public shoreline street ends is funded with the fees that industrial interests and wealthy ...

Republicans advanced the ballot hand-counting measure over the opposition of Georgia’s Republican secretary of state and ...

Pesto, who weighs 46 pounds at just nine months old, has been on display at an Australian aquarium since April. As he grew, ...

Death at the Sign of the Rook is an expansive novel that pokes fun of baroque, classic murder mysteries — but also delivers a ...

Three years ago, the cigarette giant acquired Vectura, a British pharmaceutical firm that makes asthma inhalers, raising ...