Type I formations are somewhat similar to nacreous cloud, though different in chemical composition. They scatter sunlight ...

With a song from 1759 as a mile marker, pianist Lara Downes and historian Jill Lepore examine what this land was like just before it became the United States.

Senate Democrats threaten a partial government shutdown over DHS funding. And, the Fed defies President Trump's pressure and ...

Thursday’s KVNF Regional Newscast covers a major public lands acquisition near the Gunnison River, new developments in the Telluride ski resort controversy, a federal fraud appeal, and Colorado’s next ...

The rewrite was done to speed up the construction of a new generation of nuclear reactors. Critics warn it could compromise ...

This week on the Regional Roundup, we'll hear about the formation of a new federal agency: the U.S. Wildland Fire Service, ...

Three citizenship ceremonies NPR attended in the Washington, D.C. area in January were largely celebratory experiences, ...

A self-described "little farm girl" in the Jim Crow Era, Gladys West's complex and pioneering work for the U.S. Navy helped ...

Forecasters say the storm will dump heavy snow, sleet and freezing rain from the Southern Rockies into New England through ...

Palestinians can no longer apply for a U.S. visa with documents issued by the Palestinian Authority -- another sign, they say, that the Trump administration is sidelining Palestinians.

Analysts believe these purges aim to reform the military and ensure loyalty to Chinese leader Xi Jinping. Another commission ...

Tens of millions of people are in the path of a major winter storm. Federal cuts threaten efforts to understand the causes of ...