The 1979 Iranian Revolution was one of the most stinging US setbacks of the Cold War era. A longtime ally that the United States depended on as a pillar of regional security, the Shah, gave way to a ...

If you ever wanted to own one of former President Jimmy Carter's ties, now might be your opportunity. Driving the news: Christie's is auctioning dozens of Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter's personal ...

NPR's Steve Inskeep asks Youseph Yazdi, a professor at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, about his recent visit to Iran, where thousands have been killed in anti-government protests. KUOW is Seattle’s ...

MARTIN: Be honest. I know you fly a lot. Do you pay attention to those safety videos on the planes? INSKEEP: Sometimes I do because sometimes they're rather clever. Yeah. MARTIN: OK. INSKEEP: I'll ...

We have reached Senator Chris Coons in Davos, Switzerland. He went there for the World Economic Forum after leading a bipartisan congressional delegation to Copenhagen, Denmark. Senator, welcome back.

This past weekend's winter storms sent a lot of people outside with shovels or ice scrapers. Here in Washington, D.C., wet snow turned to sleet. National Weather Service meteorologist Michael Mossilli ...

Lansing — Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer says she believes the U.S. is ready to have a female president, pushing back on doubt cast by former First Lady Michelle Obama. Whitmer, a Democrat whom some ...