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Hundreds of thousands of borrowers are eligible to have their student loans erased because a disability keeps them from working. NPR found many will likely never get the debt relief they're owed.

Author Buddy Levy's superbly written, meticulously researched chronicle tells the adventure story of a group of explorers aiming to achieve "Farthest North" and claim the win for the U.S. in 1881.

German prosecutors say they've uncovered evidence that seems to link the suspected gunman to the Russian government. They also say the same man was wanted for a similar killing in Moscow.

The guitarist, who hails from a small town on the edge of the West Siberian Plain, competed against two Americans for one of, if not the, most prestigious prizes available to younger jazz artists.

Mary Pipher, a 71-year-old psychologist, has a message for women of her generation: "Happiness is a choice and a set of skills." She lays out the road map.

The award is typically given to just one visual artist born or based in the U.K. But this year, its four politically committed finalists asked to make a "collective statement" — and got their wish.

The initial results from an ambitious mission to get a spacecraft close to the Sun are shedding new light on some old mysteries about our closest star.

Thirty-six states have laws to prevent local governments from enacting their own firearm regulations.

After Hurricane Katrina, the number of homeless people in New Orleans more than doubled.

Democratic strategist Jamal Simmons and Republican strategist Matt Mackowiak discuss the first public hearing in the impeachment inquiry held by the House Judiciary Committee.