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It's the second time "The Star-Spangled Banner" drew that reaction in two games the United States has played at the NHL-run international tournament.

In northern California, a group of volunteers spend every night from late fall through winter as crossing guards–escorting migrating salamanders across a rural road.

One suburban Kansas resident is pressing state lawmakers to legalize raccoons as pets. He says they're smarter and friendlier than people give them credit for.

The Mega Millions prize has now grown to an estimated $1.15 billion, which could be the fifth-largest jackpot in the game's history.

Prices shot up 9.1% in June over the same time last year. That's even higher than what was expected and makes for a 40-year record.

A Guantánamo judge will consider this week whether the defense secretary illegally rescinded plea deals with Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and two other men charged in the Sept. 11 terror attacks.

Local district and superior court judicial races get less media attention and can get lost in the down-ballot shuffle, but that doesn't mean voters should treat these contests as an afterthought.

NPR's Scott Detrow talks with researcher James Penca about two new discoveries in the wreck of the Titanic: a statue experts thought lost, and the collapse of an iconic part of the ship.

Walz's Midwestern-dad humor has endeared Harris supporters to the Minnesota governor and father of two, whose national visibility has been on the rise since Harris took over the Democratic ticket.

Experts and educators are worried about students who miss big chunks of the school year, but a new NPR/Ipsos poll shows parents aren’t quite sure what it is.