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The word itself predates Christianity, but the conclave with its secretive deliberations and ancient trappings still captures the public's curiosity.

Suspected U.S. airstrikes killed at least two people in a stronghold of Yemen's Houthi rebels, the group said Sunday.

Juvenile detention systems often deny young offenders credit for the time they spend waiting behind bars

Outgoing U.S. Ambassador to China Nicholas Burns discusses the challenges diplomats and business leaders face in China with Morning Edition's Steve Inskeep.

Despite pushback from California Democrats, the Trump administration sent the National Guard to support Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Rep. Nanette Barragán says the move is escalating fear.

More people are getting cancer in their 20s, 30s, and 40s, and surviving, thanks to rapid advancement in care. Many will have decades of life ahead of them, which means they face greater and more complex challenges in survivorship. Lourdes Monje is navigating these waters at age 29.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will fast-track permits for building a protective tunnel around an aging Enbridge oil pipeline that runs beneath a channel connecting two Great Lakes. The decision is stoking environmentalists’ fears that the project will escape scrutiny.

A study in the journal Science outlines the many consequences of the loss of ice on lakes because of climate change. Fishing, cultural activities, transportation, water quality, and greenhouse gas releases are all consequences of the loss of lake ice coverage.

A storm system crossing the U.S. threatens to unleash tornadoes Friday in the Mississippi Valley, blizzards in the northern Plains and dry conditions in Texas and Oklahoma that pose a wildfire risk.

Pope Francis's death sets an ancient machinery into motion. Soon, with a puff of smoke, the last absolute monarchy in Europe will get a new leader.