Hear news of plans to unveil the proposal for a convention center project in downtown Springfield and plans to celebrate the country’s 250thbirthday with an exhibit in the Greene County courthouse ...

A new study suggests AI systems could be a lot more efficient. Researchers were able to shrink an AI vision model to 1/1000th of its original size.

NPR's Leila Fadel asks Dana Stroul, former deputy assistant secretary of defense for the Middle East, what Iran's current military capabilities are and whether it's retaliating with full force.

U.S. first lady Melania Trump presided over a U.N. Security Council meeting on Monday focusing on children in conflict, as ...

The Trump administration has a goal of creating 1 million registered apprenticeships. It's put Arkansas in charge of leading the way.

Gov. Mike Kehoe recommended an appropriation of $2.5 million for the pilot’s second year. Participants hope it can put ...

Republicans on the House Oversight Committee have released videos of Bill and Hillary Clinton's depositions in the committee's ongoing investigation into the Epstein files.

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei died in the bombing of Iran over the weekend. Vali Nasr of Johns Hopkins University talks about Khamenei's role as one of the most influential Shia clerics in the world.

Global oil prices are in the high $70s as traffic through Strait of Hormuz comes to a halt. Some analysts have warned they could top $100 a barrel if the stoppage is prolonged.

Shia communities in South Asia erupted in anger as news emerged of the assassination of the Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

President Trump is offering some indication about how long the war with Iran might last. Jane Arraf covers Egypt, Iraq, and other parts of the Middle East for NPR News.

His remarks are the first public ones to reporters since the U.S.-Israeli military operations against Iran began Saturday despite weeks of talks designed to stave off a conflict.