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Religion scholar Karen Armstrong describes how compassion is the core principle in all world religions, in the form of the golden rule.

Author Robert Wright says humans are not simply wired to be compassionate — we have evolved to feel compassion out of self-interest.

The Paducah Chamber Music Society presents Handel's Messiah tomorrow night at 7 at Immanuel Baptist Church, located at 3465 Buckner Lane in Paducah. The…

Cubans are cautiously optimistic about the normalization of ties with the United States, but their daily lives won't change much until the embargo lifts.

Norman Bridwell, the beloved creator of the classic children's book character, Clifford the Big Red Dog, died last week. NPR's Scott Simon remembers the author.

Is it viva la baseball, now that President Obama has softened the U.S. stance toward Cuba? ESPN's Howard Bryant tells NPR's Scott Simon not to expect Cuba to throw open the doors to the MLB just yet.

According to the Kentucky Health Issues Poll, 77 percent of adults in the state know about the state's online health insurance marketplace. But, the…

Robert Siegel talks to Rula Al Hroob, a member of the Jordanian Parliament, about the capture of First Lt. Moaz al-Kasasbeh by the Islamic State last week.

More than 8 million U.S. children don't get enough to eat. In Sacramento, Calif., one school is helping families cope by sending students home for the weekend with backpacks full of groceries.

Across the country and the world, people will ring in the New Year with rituals. Steve Inskeep reports on a few — including taking a plunge in to the freezing Irish Sea on New Year's Day.