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Two boys in Russia managed to tunnel out of their kindergarten playground — they wanted to buy a car. And in New York City, Matthew Ahn set a speed record for traveling to every subway station.

In a letter obtained by NPR, the Libre Initiative criticized calls made by some of the presidential candidates for mass deportation and ending birthright citizenship.

In the Chesapeake Bay, cownose rays are becoming a bit of a nuisance. They migrate to the bay once a year and are gobbling up oysters. Tournaments have cropped up to eliminate some of the cownose rays and environmentalists are upset.

Farmers in the Midwest are facing a situation they haven’t seen in years. Grain prices are down. After some of the most lucrative growing seasons they’ve…

The United States is on track to resettle 1,500 Syrian refugees when the current fiscal year ends Sept. 30th.

NPR's Robert Siegel speaks with Bruce Conforth, professor of American culture at the University of Michigan, about words that have entered colloquial language after originating as book characters.

Months have passed since we first learned Hillary Clinton used a private email server while she was secretary of State. The controversy has not gone away. We examine how Clinton explains the issue.

Leading ministers resigned in a political crisis that has deepened along with allegations of the Provisional Irish Republican Army's role in a murder.

John Darnielle's novel, Wolf in White Van, is about a man who survives a trauma. The songwriter tells Fresh Air about his difficult childhood and finding shelter in music and the Incredible Hulk.

The story of the CNN debate reveals the challenge networks have faced in trying to squeeze 17 candidates into debates — and the folly of using polls to decide who will make it.