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South Korea was first and the largest source of children for international adoptions, with the U.S. as their chief destination. Now, some adoptees are returning to South Korea to trace their roots.

The state of California is gearing up to regulate its groundwater. By some estimates, water cutbacks could result in half a million acres of farmland taken out of production.

NPR Music staffers Marissa Lorusso and Tom Huizenga give out superlatives for the best moments in music this past year, including a single breath of operatic singing and an epic guitar solo.

Topeka, Kan., is the latest city to try to lure new residents with money.

One month after being indicted on corruption charges, Israel's longest-serving prime minister wins his party's support to seek reelection in March.

The small southern Oregon town of Talent is getting some statewide attention for its ambitious clean energy plan.

The plane was a Dutch-built Fokker 100 aircraft operated by Bek Air, which bills itself as Kazakhstan's first low-cost carrier. Officials said the plane's tail hit the runway twice during takeoff.

In these binary times, it might not surprise anyone that people can't even agree on when one period of time ends and another begins.

It's "open season on Jews," one New York City council member said in the wake of violence in Brooklyn this week. The attacks come as Jews around the world celebrate Hanukkah.

There is both policy and politics behind President Trump's unusual applause lines about about his frustrations with the way low-flow toilets flush.