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U.S. officials say young Somali-Americans are leaving the Twin Cities for Syria to join the militant group ISIS, encouraged by an earlier wave of jihadists who had joined al-Shabab in Somalia.

President Obama praised the Indian state last month for good reason. It's got beaches, backwaters and the country's longest life expectancy and highest literacy rate. Plus, girls outnumber boys!

Many leaders are reluctant to say al-Qaida's or ISIS' terrorism has roots in Islam. But some Muslims say the time has come to acknowledge an extremist strain in the religion, and to combat it.

Harris Wittels was found dead in his Los Angeles home on Thursday. He was the executive producer of the NBC show Parks and Recreation. A humblebrag is a type of boast disguised in modesty.

Looking to take back a city with strategic and symbolic value, the Iraqi military is preparing to launch an offensive against the self-proclaimed Islamic State, a U.S. military official says.

Also: Frigid temperatures grip the eastern U.S.; striking oil refinery workers reject the latest contract offer; and San Diego and Oakland are thinking about sharing an NFL stadium outside L.A.

Nancy Kanwisher studies the brain partly by staring at her own. She has spent countless hours in an fMRI scanner, mapping her own brain to gain insight into what makes us human.

The lethal bacteria that sickened people at a Los Angeles hospital belong to one of three types the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says hospitals should most urgently monitor and prevent.

David Greene served as NPR’s Bureau Chief in Moscow from 2009 to 2011. For much of his stint he interacted with an elite minority of westernized, educated…

Hear a mix of songs made by Motown's most successful post-Detroit star — an authentic live wire and an ultrasavvy professional who's misremembered and underappreciated.