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As the death toll continued to rise from a wildfire that destroyed parts of Gatlinburg, Tenn., officials began to assess the response to a blaze that grew out of control in a matter of minutes.

In the most public show of support yet for efforts to question the election results, Clinton's campaign chairman backs electors' request to receive an intelligence briefing before they vote.

The U.N. has set the goal of eliminating extreme poverty and reducing the toll of disease by 2030. But there's a surprising obstacle.

The presidential debate at Hofstra University in New York is the first of three scheduled this campaign season.

The Kremlin denied that it collects political dirt, known as kompromat. But disinformation, fake photos and leaked sex tapes have long been features of Russian politics.

Audie Cornish talks with David Miliband, head of the International Rescue Committee, about what his team in Syria is seeing as Aleppo refugees come into Idlib and about his humanitarian concerns.

He's credited with saving thousands from choking, thanks to the method he popularized in 1974. Now comes word that Heimlich has died at age 96.

In 2017, major fighting against the ISIS in Iraq may wind up and focus may shift to a new protracted campaign in northern Syria. Ari Shapiro talks with NPR's Tom Bowman about what lies ahead.

Retired Marine Corps Gen. John Kelly broke with the president-elect over a border wall, Muslims coming into the U.S. and torture techniques.

In the northern suburbs of Atlanta, Ga. the outcome of a special election to fill a longtime Republican House seat on Tuesday could be an indication of how voters feel about the Trump administration.