Search results for

Exit polls for the regional elections in France on Sunday show the far-right National Front party has not succeeded in taking control of some of the major regions of the country.

"In general, Georgia Republicans have to just really reckon with the fact that it's not 2006 anymore," said one observer of the state's politics.

WLRN's Americas Editor Tim Padgett speaks with Cuba's Foreign Relations Vice-Minister, Carlos Fernández de Cossío, about why the communist island is allowing more economic freedom — but not political liberalization.

Exit polls from Germany show Chancellor Angela Merkel winning another term, but her party did not do as well as expected — and a right-wing party won seats in Parliament for the first time.

A well-respected consumer advocacy organization in Germany claims that Ritter Sport's popular chocolate product contains synthetic aroma. It has ignited a fierce court battle. But Ritter Sport says the aroma is natural, extracted from plants like dill or vanilla.

The videoconferencing app banned a Palestinian activist who is a member of a U.S.-designated terrorist group. Now, the company's policies are being questioned.

Steve Inskeep talks to former judge Michael McConnell, who was a colleague of Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch when they both served on the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals.

More than a dozen ballistic missiles targeted two military bases in Iraq that house U.S. and coalition forces. The attack comes less than a week after a U.S. drone strike killed an Iranian commander.

Davenport, Iowa, faced historic flooding last year that damaged much of the city's downtown riverfront. Business owners are concerned about future floods and how climate change plays a part.

Greece's center-right Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is expected Monday to seek a second national election within weeks, as he lacks the majority in Parliament to govern alone.

What to expect when you're expecting? Probably not a 47,000-acre blaze. But that's what Dennis Dickey got after he fired at a target meant to explode in blue or pink. Now, he has pleaded guilty.

The group has published thousands of emails purportedly linked to Hillary Clinton's campaign, and promised more to come before the U.S. election. WikiLeaks says Ecuador shut off the Internet access.

Ethan Couch, who killed four people when driving drunk, and his mother were apprehended in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. Texas authorities say they are working with Mexico to send the pair back to the U.S.

The elections supervisor in the state capital says the Legislature will have to make changes to avoid what happened during the last election.Lawmakers on…

The two major winners of March's elections, the far-right League party and anti-establishment 5-Star Movement, have so far failed to compromise. The crux of talks now: Who should be prime minister?

Rep. Raskin is one of the people Biden pardoned before he left office. Raskin says it's strange to be pardoned for doing his job.

Republicans argue the SNAP program would be more efficient if it were run by states. Meanwhile, the Obama administration is funding an initiative to move recipients into jobs.

Using artificial intelligence to identify congressional districts where independent candidates could win, an organization called the Independent Center is aiming to disrupt the two-party system.

In Washington, D.C., all eyes are on the impeachment hearings — including at local bars, where daytime drink specials and watch parties abound.

Tom Cruise was in his early 20s when he first played the cocky young Navy pilot with the need for speed. Now, 36 years later, he's back — and Pete "Maverick" Mitchell is as insubordinate as ever.