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George Balanchine's modernist masterpiece was the first full-length, nonnarrative ballet. Russian, American and French ballet dancers have gathered to perform it together in New York City.

Tribes hold twenty percent of the Colorado River's water rights, but historically have been excluded from the agreements that govern it. They're now pushing to play a larger role in talks.

A nationwide shortage of school bus drivers means some districts are turning to creative solutions to get students to school safely. One of them involves escorting kids to school — on foot.

In the Old San Juan district, tourists pour out of cruise ships to shop and take in the sights. Officials worry they could start to see a decline in tourists due to the rising number of Zika cases.

Voters across the country will weigh in on more than 70 ballot measures this fall — the most in a decade. NPR takes a look at how ballot measures can become political chess pieces for outside interests from the view of Maine and Colorado.

Megan Phelps-Roper, who first picketed against homosexuality with her family at age 5, writes of facing feelings of guilt. In her memoir she says of her family, "losing them was the price of honesty."

When apple growers in West Virginia couldn't find buyers for their bumper crop this year, they got federal help to turn their harvest into charity.

Decades of citizen science in Alaska helped researchers figure out how one of the biggest wildlife die-offs -- that of the seabird the common murre -- unfolded.

There's a federal law that helps homeless students get an education. It's administered by the U.S. Education Department, and schools worry there's no plan for the program if the department closes.

The 40th MTV Video Music Awards celebrated today’s biggest stars and songs, as well as iconic moments from its own history. Here are some of the night's best moments and biggest winners.