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The Exxon Mobil CEO had, at times, a shaky hearing before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Wednesday. He's still expected to win confirmation, but perhaps narrowly.

This year, face masks are on most parents' list of back-to-school supplies. But which ones are most effective? Here's how to choose the right one for your child.

Supreme Court nominee Merrick Garland makes his first rounds on the Hill Thursday to meet with senators in person. But the only appointments on the schedule are with two Democrats. He has no meetings with Republicans yet.

U.S. authorities had wanted Joaquin Guzman extradited, in part over fears that he would get out again. Mexican authorities refused. His escape likely will deepen distrust between the countries.

Top Chinese Communist Party officials are meeting in Beijing to choose their next leadership. What happens at the Party Congress remains shrouded in secrecy.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks to the Atlantic Council's director of the Scowcroft Middle East Security Initiative, Kirsten Fontenrose, about the U.S. strategy in Iran.

Abdul “Duke” Fakir, the last surviving original member of the beloved Motown group the Four Tops that was known for such hits as “Reach Out, I’ll Be There” and “Standing in the Shadows of Love,” has died at age 88.

The national soccer team of Wales last saw action at the men's World Cup in 1958. The team's opening match against the U.S. on Monday means a lot to Welsh identity and longtime fans.

The first primetime televised hearing by the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection was held on Capitol Hill on Thursday.

There is no law that defines the qualifications for governor of Kansas. A half-dozen high school boys have declared they're running, even though many can't yet vote.