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For nearly 30 years, the world's major powers have observed a voluntary moratorium on nuclear testing. But with tensions rising around the globe, some fear that could soon change.

On Wednesday afternoon, the White House rescinded a memo that ordered a government spending freeze. But the White House says its effort to align government programs with Trump's priorities remains.

Every other year, the Nation's Report Card shows how students across the U.S. are doing in subjects like math and reading. The 2024 results are cause for hope, and concern.

The billionaire Wall Street CEO fielded questions about tariffs, China's AI progress, broadband access, allegiance to Trump and the revival of American mining and semiconductor production.

As prisoner and hostage exchanges happen in Gaza, we hear about the International Red Cross's experience in facilitating this work.

The Trump administration's push to pause federal research funding raised alarm bells among administrators and faculty at North Carolina's top research universities.

Parker has been trying to find her place in the banjo world. So this week, she talks to Black banjo players, like Grammy nominee Rhiannon Giddens, about creating community and reclaiming an instrument that's historically already theirs.

The Pentagon said that it's revoking the security detail for former Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Mark Milley and ordering a review to determine if the retired general's rank should be re-evaluated.

NPR's Juana Summers speaks with author Charmaine Wilkerson about her new book, Good Dirt.

A legislative oversight committee heard from Gov. Josh Stein's administration about its work on rebuilding. House Speaker Destin Hall says the committee's work will lead to new legislation and state funding.

RFK Jr. faced fierce questioning about vaccines, abortion and Medicaid in his confirmation hearing to be HHS Secretary.

NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with Col. Bree Fram, an openly transgender member of the U.S. Space Force, about President Trump's calls to remove transgender service members from the military.

President Trump touted his efforts to remake the government, including calling on federal workers to return to the office. He also defended his attempt to pause and review federal grants and loans.

As the state department freeze passport applications with the X gender markers, what are the implications for both current and future passport holders?

Russia lost a key ally when the Syrian President was ousted by Islamist rebels last month. NPR visited a Russian air base in western Syria to examine how Moscow will fare under Syria's new rulers.

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with the jazz artist Christie Dashiell about her first-ever Grammy nomination, for Best Jazz Vocal Album.

Officials say 28 bodies have been recovered so far after a regional passenger jet carrying 64 people collided in midair with a Black Hawk helicopter Wednesday night. The plane was approaching a runway at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.

Meta agreed to pay President Trump $25 million to settle a 2021 federal lawsuit alleging First Amendment violations after his suspension from Facebook and Instagram in the wake of the Jan. 6 attack.

Lawmakers in California and other states want to change vote-counting rules to speed up the process. One key question is whether counting can be sped up without sacrificing access to the ballot.

Vidiots and the Bob Baker Marionette Theater teamed up to provide an escape from reality for families facing trauma and loss from the Los Angeles wildfires.