President-elect Donald Trump announced over the weekend that he would be replacing FBI director Chris Wray with Kash Patel, a longtime ally. Patel has made controversial statements about the agency.

The U.N.'s top court begins hearings Monday on the legal obligation of countries to fight climate change.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with legal expert and author Kim Wehle about President Biden's decision to pardon his son Hunter. The president previously said he wouldn't issue a pardon.

The hearings come after years of lobbying by island nations who fear they could simply disappear under rising sea waters, ...

Syrian rebels have swept through parts of the country at lightning pace, taking control of the the second-largest city, ...

A new study finds people who take weight-loss drugs also cut back on alcohol consumption. Researchers think the drugs could ...

The justices will hear arguments about the FDA's rejection of some e-cigarettes. High schoolers are at the center of the case ...

Nearly all new cars now come with automatic emergency braking and other safety features. Researchers say these systems are ...

Thousands of giant panda sculptures will greet residents and tourists starting Saturday in Hong Kong, where enthusiasm for ...

A new North Carolina law requires sheriffs to hold undocumented immigrants in jail for ICE to pick up. It's part of the dance state and federal powers must do to carry out Trump's deportation plans.

The court faces pushback over arrest warrants for Israeli officials, sexual harassment allegations against the court's chief ...

The U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees said Sunday it is halting aid deliveries through the main crossing into the Gaza ...