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Leonard Cohen, an influential singer and songwriter who gained popularity 1960s and 1970s, has died at the age of 82. Biographer Sylvie Simmons talks with NPR about Cohen's work and contributions.

Some 26 people were arrested, and a non-fatal shooting reported, after protesters smashed windows and set fires. Reporters say the damage came from a group of "anarchists" within a crowd of thousands.

Margot Gerster was hiking through the woods in Chappaqua when she ran into someone else doing the same thing: Hillary Clinton. She was thrilled to get a photo taken with Hillary by Bill.

Some people say Christmas songs and decorations come out too soon — others feel they can't come soon enough. Like it or not, they're here.

NPR's Kara Frame traces her father's PTSD, and those of his Army comrades, back to a terrible battle in Vietnam. In a short documentary film, she also explores the impact it's had on their families.

Republican efforts to get rid of the Affordable Care Act are expected to take time to work through Congress. There are also indications the new administration would give consumers time to adjust.

One of Abilene’s oldest U.S. Marine Veterans will be the grand marshal in the Veteran’s Day Parade on Saturday. Ellen Webb, 95, joined the armed forces at…

He mostly ignored this region on the campaign trail, but the president-elect will find much to worry about. War, terrorism, corruption, tensions between nuclear-armed neighbors — it's all there.

A sampling of Veterans Day stories from NPR and its member stations hints at the breadth of the military community, and the wide range of veterans' experiences.

Workmen building a high school in southern China were blasting through bedrock – and when the dust settled, they found they had uncovered a well-preserved dinosaur skeleton.