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"This is the final glass ceiling," said Clinton's former thesis adviser. "I'm extremely proud of her." Clinton became the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee on Monday night.

The city of Los Angeles declared a state of emergency Tuesday night as strong winds spurred the rapid spread of two wildfires in separate areas of the foothills on the northern edges of the city.

2013 was a terrible year for politics and politicians of all stripes. Matt Miller of The Washington Post and the public radio program Left, Right, & Center joins NPR's Arun Rath for a wrap-up.

The move comes in the wake of two cases of espionage allegedly involving the U.S. and amid the fallout from the mass surveillance of Germans by the National Security Agency.

Even as sombr and Rosalía hit new career highs, there's a major churn taking place just below the top 10, as a wave of Christmas songs begin their ascent.

Simone Biles, 26, is now the only U.S. woman ever chosen for six World Championships. The star gymnast is heading back to Antwerp, where she competed in her first Worlds in 2013.

Six states hold presidential primary contests today, with Michigan the big prize for Democratic candidates. But both Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders have cancelled rallies due to coronavirus concerns.

A key al Qaeda leader and five other suspected terrorists are killed in Yemen after the car in which they were riding is attacked by an unmanned aircraft, Yemeni officials say. U.S. officials confirm the strike was a planned CIA attack. Hear NPR's Tom Gjelten.

Federal officials say the number of immigrant children being housed at a temporary facility in Fort Sill has topped 1,100.Kenneth Wolfe, a spokesman for…

University of Oklahoma pitcher Keilani Ricketts has been named the top college softball player in the country for the second straight year.The Amateur…

Federal Reserve Gov. Christopher Waller is calling for a cut to interest rates at the board's next meeting at the end of the month.

The controversy over the three presidential debates threatens to overshadow the events themselves. Some citizen groups complain that the Commission on Presidential Debates (CPD) isn't as non-partisan as it should be, and that Kerry and Bush won't be pressed on urban issues. Commentator Connie Rice says that's just the tip of the iceberg.