Both Republican and Democratic members of Congress praised the retired Marine Corps general and expressed concern over the direction of Trump’s military and foreign policy once Mattis is gone.

It’s the holiday edition of everyone’s favorite trope! A new NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll tracks cultural changes in shopping and celebrating. But why not keep attributing them to generational whims?

On Wednesday, the Senate approved legislation that, if enacted, would make lynching a federal crime for the first time in U.S. history.

Trump administration efforts to undo Obama-era health insurance rules have helped increase sales of limited health plans that cost consumers less than traditional coverage.

The retired Marine general had been granted a rare waiver to run the Pentagon as he had been out of uniform for only three years, but his relationship with President Trump eventually turned cold.

The Trump administration has taken another step toward selling leases to drill oil in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.

The incident reportedly happened in Germany after the customer sent Amazon a request for his own data. “This unfortunate case was the result of a human error and an isolated single case,” Amazon said.

Earlier this year, Japan unsuccessfully lobbied members of the International Whaling Commission to drop the organization’s ban on commercial whaling.

NPR asked teachers for stories of standout gifts — and they delivered. From laugh-out-loud funny to touching and thoughtful to just plain weird, here are a few of our favorites.

In a year of big headlines, Fresh Air dove deep on topics ranging from the magnificent to the microscopic. Listen back to our conversations with scientists, comedians, authors, journalists and more.

Democrats will hold 12 presidential primary debates. The Democratic National Committee says it will have about one a month through the process.

Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen said Thursday that migrants entering the U.S. from Mexico — regardless of country of origin — must wait in Mexico while their claims are heard.

The two men are accused of being part of a vast government effort to transfer American trade, technology and defense secrets into Chinese hands, but are unlikely to face trial.

Facing a crowded primary in 2020, Democratic presidential candidates may not be able avoid identity issues in a Democratic party that is increasingly the party of nonwhites and white liberals.

The Agriculture Department wants to limit states’ ability to apply for exemption waivers. It wants more able-bodied people to work in exchange for federal food benefits.

The measure would fund about a quarter of the government but included no money for the border wall demanded by President Trump.

Under rules inherited from British colonial times, jokes, slurs or accusations against the head of state are unlawful. An “insult” carries a hefty fine and a brief jail sentence.

California-based chef and forager Pascal Baudar is a master of wildcrafted cuisine, creating visually stunning, palate-pleasing recipes from foraged ingredients — including insects.

Scholars at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum say that mass killings follow predictable patterns. They’re using a computer model to track where the next genocide is likely to occur.

Passengers who had been expecting to land near London were instead flown to a range of cities, from Liverpool and Manchester in Britain to Paris, Bordeaux, and Amsterdam.

The explosion in online holiday shopping is resulting in billions of packages needing to be delivered and stressing companies like UPS, FedEx and Amazon like never before.

If the decision of a judge in Texas to invalidate the federal health law holds up, expect broad effects on your health care — from insurance coverage to Medicare payments to pre-existing conditions.

Weinstein’s legal team unsuccessfully attempted to throw out charges of rape and sexual assault. Allegations against Weinstein from a multitude of women boosted the #MeToo movement.

Claas Relotius, who has admitted to faking some of his reporting, had written dozens of articles for Der Spiegel.

The agreement, negotiated over years, represents the first time since Cuba’s revolution that baseball players can sign with U.S. teams without defecting.

The amendment stirred controversy on the island. The National Assembly said this week that eliminating a definition of matrimony was “a way of respecting all opinions.”

As efforts to get farmers to stop growing coca in favor of legal crops falter, some farmers feel abandoned. But one man says he’ll stand by them, helping farmers shift to cacao for high-end chocolate.

Police say the woman “attempted to elicit funds … in return for protection from some form [of] potential danger.” The law was scrubbed from Canada’s criminal code last week.

A New England Journal of Medicine study looks at death rates for children in the U.S. and compares them to rates from countries around the world.

Built in 1936, it was one of only a handful of Bay Area projects by the renowned architect Richard Neutra.

Court watchers weren’t shocked when Reed O’Connor, a U.S. district judge in Texas, ruled the Affordable Care Act invalid. Critics say he usually sides with Republicans on ideological cases.

Zimbabwe’s former first lady allegedly beat a model with an extension cord, though for nearly a year she had diplomatic immunity. That shield was dropped, and authorities say they’re back on the case.

An attempt to bring a little Christmas cheer has grown to capture the imagination of the Ohio city.

Biologic drugs, often made with the help of living organisms, are especially lucrative because they have scant competition from biosimilars, drugs akin to generics. It’s a different story in Europe.