Iran began a dayslong funeral Saturday for the late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, months after an airstrike killed ...

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The country's theocracy hopes to see millions flood the streets of the capital beginning Saturday in scenes reminiscent to ...

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Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce are expected to tie the knot Friday night. We'll tell you how things are looking around Madison Square Garden, the venue where the nuptials are set to take place.

Despite efforts by U.S. negotiators, Iran says it wants to charge a toll for ships to pass through the Strait of Hormuz. It's yet another unresolved issue of the U.S.-Iran war.

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On the eve of America's 250th birthday, NPR's Juana Summers talks with NPR Music's Stephen Thompson and Sheldon Pearce about songs that reflect the country's complex identity.

For Danny McBride, success in Hollywood has taken patience, hard work, and a little bit of delusion. That sense of delusion is present in the characters he portrays and in his new book of stories.

Iran is preparing a delayed, massive funeral for Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. While the government stages it as a show of force, citizens remain deeply divided over his legacy.

Philadelphia hosted a hugely successful World's Fair to mark the U.S. centennial in 1876. The city hosted another one 50 years later for the sesquicentennial, but things didn't go smoothly.