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Several Maine high schools say they’ve never had such a hard time finding students from abroad to help fill out their classrooms.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel said she would work to win back voters who'd abandoned her party. Meanwhile, internal squabbles erupted among leaders of the far-right Alternative for Germany party.

Hurricane Maria is creating a challenge for a Massachusetts business.Latino Food Distributors in Springfield imports food and other products from Puerto…

During a Senate Finance Committee hearing about the Republicans' last-ditch effort to repeal the Affordable Care Act, it became clear the legislation would not have the votes to pass.

President Trump says his calling for the firing of NFL players who don't stand for the national anthem isn't about race. But the protests are about racial justice, which has a long history in sports.

On Tuesday, voters in Holyoke, Massachusetts, will narrow the field of candidates for mayor.The incumbent, Alex Morse, faces three challengers on the…

David Litt says writing speeches and jokes for former President Obama was often a delicate task: "There's a whole industry of people trying to take your words out of context."

A new book by the journalist Jessica Bruder describes the increasing number of Americans living on the road, often in RVs, moving from job to job as a way to avoid the expense of a permanent home. NPR's Ari Shapiro talks to Bruder about her book, Nomadland: Surviving America in the Twenty-First Century.

Astronomers are continuing their search for a giant planet they believe is lurking at the outer reaches of the solar system.

Iraqi Kurds voted on Monday in a referendum on whether to seek independence from Iraq. Neighboring countries worry an independent Kurdistan could destabilize the region.