The airspace above Reagan National Airport, where a commercial plane collided with an Army helicopter this week, has become increasingly congested with air traffic, including helicopters.

Rwandan-backed M23 rebels say they are now in control of the key eastern Congolese city of Goma. Their fighters continue to claim more territory in one of the world's most mineral-rich territories.

Gov. Greg Abbott this week directed state agencies to work with federal immigration authorities to crack down on illegal immigration.

Ever since Trump took office promising "mass deportations," Texas has deployed state troopers and military to help the federal government. The state has offered land to build detention facilities.

Rapper and musician Anthony Obi, known by his stage name Fat Tony, talks with NPR's Ailsa Chang about losing his home in Altadena to the Eaton Fire earlier this month.

Research and basic information on subjects ranging from tuberculosis surveillance to adolescent health disappeared from ...

Actor Michael Shannon, known for Shape of Water and Boardwalk Empire, talks with Wild Card host Rachel Martin about how change is the only constant in his life.

Among the 67 people killed in the collision on Wednesday night were two flight attendants. Danasia Elder was 34 and a mother of two. Ian Epstein, also a parent of two, was 53.

Investigators are piecing together why a passenger jet and military helicopter collided in the skies near Washington, D.C., killing all 67 on board both aircraft.

In little more than a week, the Trump administration has fired people who prosecuted the president and reassigned other career officials.

Myanmar's military deposed the elected government led by Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi. She remains in jail and the country is mired in a brutal civil war.

In 1961, the entire U.S. figure skating team died in a plane crash. Losing a generation of top-level athletes and their coaches hobbled the U.S. and brought back difficult memories after skaters died ...