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The number of students being held back has been cut nearly in half, and researchers have no idea why.

For some Native Americans, Christmas has been a time for decorated trees, Santa Claus and lots of old traditions.

Congress appears ready to overhaul the nation's most important federal education law, No Child Left Behind. Civil rights groups, though, worry that some changes will hurt poor and minority children.

The agency also revised October's expectations-beating figure even higher, saying that 298,000 jobs had been created — the most in all of 2015.

A massive explosion in Tianjin, China killed more than 100 people earlier this month. Correspondent Frank Langfitt says the country's corruption and a lack of accountability have endangered lives.

NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with David Kotok, chairman and chief investment officer of Cumberland Advisors, about what the sell-off means for retirement investments.

Malaysia's leader is at the center of a swirling scandal involving millions — if not billions — in missing money. It's complicating a crucial U.S. relationship in Southeast Asia.

High school graduation rates are improving; an investigation into the numbers shows some of that is due to quick fixes. Policy experts respond with their suggestions for meaningful change.

Greek banks have been closed for more than a week, and it's unclear when they will reopen. Many Greeks are worried that if the banks collapse, they will lose everything.

Despite an influx of edible marijuana from neighboring Colorado, lawmakers in Wyoming are looking to maintain strict weight limits for felony pot possession.