Iran's Assembly of Experts has defied President Trump by appointing Mojtaba Khamenei to succeed his father as supreme leader.

Mojtaba Khamenei, the son of the longtime ruler who was killed in a U.S.–Israeli strike at the start of the war. The choice suggests Iran’s leadership is staying on the same hard-line path even as ...

For a century, California's Russian River has been a haven for the LGBTQ+ community. But the health of the river and the surrounding area is suffering the effects of climate change.

More than a dozen released files are related to allegations that President Trump sexually abused a minor, after an NPR investigation found dozens appeared to be missing from the public database.

A new podcast from Lost Women of Science tells the story of Katharine Burr Blodgett, who invented nonreflective glass while working at General Electric, but who is often forgotten.

Teens in the U.S. are getting less sleep than ever, a survey finds. Ari Daniel reports. This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

Republican-led states across the country are leading a resurgence in state takeovers of school districts. Chalkbeat tracked at least 21 state takeovers in the past three years. Lily Altavena, a ...

Prices of Brent crude oil, the international benchmark, have surged past $100 a barrel, as traffic is nearly halted through ...

"Hamnet," the screen adaptation of Maggie O'Farrell's acclaimed novel, centers the family life of William Shakespeare and the creation of his play.

The Pentagon told suppliers they can't use Anthropic's artificial intelligence tools after the company said it would not let its tech be used for autonomous weapons and mass domestic surveillance.

Iran has named Mojtaba Khamenei as its new supreme leader. And, President Trump says he will not sign any more bills until Congress overhauls voting.

Here & Now ‘s Peter O’Dowd speaks with defense spending expert Mark Cancian about his tally of how much the war in Iran is costing the U.S. Cancian estimates the first days cost $891.4 million each ...