Arizona wildlife managers say consistent growth in the Mexican gray wolf population could trigger the species' downlisting under the Endangered Species Act.

Navajo poet, author, medicine man and former Navajo Nation Vice President Rex Lee Jim died last week at age 63. In a 2019 interview, Lee discusses translating the Diné language and worldview.

A Pinal County judge issued a temporary restraining order to put on hold the probation against Coolidge High School’s athletics department. The order came after state sports officials placed the school's entire athletics program on a year-long probation amid allegations that Coolidge supporters threatened and used racial slurs against players from Chinle High.

Road trips on lonely and desolate roads are woven into the western experience. But even the most windswept, far-off places have stories to tell. In this month’s Canyon Commentary, author Scott Thybony takes a drive through New Mexico while contemplating cattle drives and fresh-baked pies.

The state House of Representatives rejected a proposal requiring police agencies to have a written policy against the routine use of masks.

State lawmakers want to require that teachers who call in sick to attend protests be fired and forfeit any rights to reemployment in the Arizona education system.

The Justice Department has published additional Epstein files related to allegations that President Trump sexually abused a minor after an NPR investigation found dozens of pages were withheld.

A study in The Lancet finds that pregnant women in emergency rooms used less Tylenol after President Trump said it could raise their babies' risk of autism. Scientists say there is no proven link.

Winston Churchill coined the phrase "special relationship" 80 years ago. Now, his grandson says Trump is damaging U.S.-U.K. ties, and diplomats warn a divorce may be in the works.

Regina Barber and Katia Riddle of NPR's Short Wave podcast talk about prehistoric cooking, earthquakes in the Pacific Northwest and how teens are sleeping less than before.

More than a thousand people recently gathered on frozen Lake Mendota in Madison, Wisc., for a celebration of winter. But a changing climate is affecting life above the ice.