The Northwest’s primary oil pipeline has shut down for the second time in a week, this time leading Washington Gov. Bob ...

The Interior Department proposed reviving a suite of changes to Endangered Species Act regulations first made during the ...

"Wicked: For Good" is the second half to the film adaptation of the popular musical. The first part — "Wicked" — was released ...

What we haven't heard is the inside story of the Wilson campaign – how the team took a newcomer to electoral politics – a policy wonk, whose style she herself has called “pretty dumpy” – and got her ...

From tiny Curaçao, to troubled Haiti's remarkable comeback, discover how some of the smallest nations in the world are ...

Washington state budget writers got a mild dose of good news on Tuesday, but are still looking at a strained balance sheet.

Firefighters and army helicopters battled a fire that burned through old wooden houses in a fishing town in southwestern ...

Far-Flung Postcards is a weekly series in which NPR's international team shares moments from their lives and work around the ...

Struggling artists' isn't a trope, according to a new report. The survey asked more than 2,600 artists about everything from ...

Men are, apparently, reading less, at least according to a plethora of headlines over the past few months and years. Despite the questionable nature of this literary crisis, it's enough of a thing to ...

Sometimes, a hot dog isn’t just a hot dog. King County Public Health says the number of unpermitted food carts is going up, with no signs of slowing down. Seattle Times Food Writer Jackie Varriano is ...

Nov. 19 is World Toilet Day — officially declared by the United Nations to bring attention to the 3.4 billion people who live ...