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China and 14 other Asia-Pacific nations have signed one of the world's biggest trade pacts, leaving the U.S. on the sidelines.

The 2020 Mercury Prize winner performs five songs in a London flat for our Tiny Desk quarantine series.

NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Yale law professor Muneer Ahmad, and of the school's Worker and Immigrant Rights Advocacy Clinic, about a court victory which struck down an attempt to roll back DACA.

NPR's David Greene talks to critic Kenneth Turan about David Fincher's film, Mank, which looks at the life of writer Herman Mankiewicz during the time that he wrote Citizen Kane for Orson Welles.

The House has a critical to-do list for a new Congress, which includes leadership and legislative battles. Lawmakers still have business for the lame duck session, but now will have testing protocols.

The vaccine is nearly 95% effective in preventing illness, according to an interim analysis of a clinical test involving 30,000 people.

The coronavirus pandemic has eliminated or cut short many sports opportunities for youth athletes. Parents are still looking for ways to help their kids but it's not easy.

A zine and comic guide on how kids can protect themselves from COVID-19. Wear a mask. Stay 6 feet apart. And try not to pick your nose.

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools is launching a transportation survey Monday, and the school board chair is urging parents to say “no thanks” to putting their kids on buses.

In the wake of election unrest, NPR wants to hear your hopes and ideas for moving forward as a nation.

Builders are hurrying to get as many miles completed as possible before President-elect Joe Biden can cancel contracts. Biden has said his administration would stop building the wall.

Robert O'Brien's remarks, made last week at a security forum, stand in contrast to President Trump's refusal to acknowledge he lost the Nov. 3 election. O'Brien promised a professional transition.

Jury trials resume Monday at the Mecklenburg County courthouse after being suspended since March because of the coronavirus pandemic. Four felony drug trials were first on the docket this week, and 700 more are pending.

How do you explain America to non-Americans?

Music critic Mark Jenkins has a review of the newly-released edition of the landmark album "Pet Sounds" by The Beach Boys.

Just two weeks after Hurricane Eta dumped heavy rainfall in the region, Honduras, Guatemala, Nicaragua and southern Belize are facing an even stronger storm fueled by climate change.

The NCAA said hosting a tournament across 13 U.S. cities "would be very difficult to execute." Talks are underway to try to hold all 67 games of the tournament in Indianapolis in March and April.

There's growing evidence that a lack of deep sleep increases the risk of Alzheimer's disease. Scientists say that's because during deep sleep, the brain removes toxins associated with Alzheimer's.

Women will fill more than a quarter of congressional seats next year. And that growth is being driven by a record number of victories among Republican women after a focused recruitment effort.

A U.S official has confirmed with NPR that the White House is planning to cut the number of troops in Afghanistan and Iraq. This news comes in the wake of a shake-up in leadership at the Pentagon.