The USS Edsall was overpowered by a Japanese fleet in the Indian Ocean but fought valiantly to the end, the U.S. Navy said.

A neighborhood watch group in a Christian Beirut neighborhood is on the lookout for militant operatives, which could make the ...

Live bidding will be private, and the future owner of Jones' company will be public once court papers are filed. The proceeds ...

Companies in China are fueling a "silver economy" by adapting to serve hundreds of millions of people over the age of 60.

Utility companies have been sued to bankruptcy over downed power lines that caused deadly wildfires in Hawaii and California. A Colorado utility's power shutoff to prevent fire also caused problems.

Human rights groups say there have been at least 1,000 attacks by extremist Israeli settlers on Palestinians in the occupied West Bank in the past year. Hundreds have been driven from their homes.

NPR's Michel Martin talks with Edward Whelan of the Ethics and Public Policy Center about President-elect Trump's influence on Senate Republicans' selection of a new majority leader.