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David Greene talks to Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe about the protests in Charlottesville. Some say the police didn't do enough to prevent the attack by a white nationalist that left one person dead.

What's a typical vacation activity for doctors? Work. A new study finds that most physicians do work on a typical day off. In this essay, a family doctor considers why that is and why it matters.

Family clans in Gaza are being called on to help distribute aid to a starving population. Here's why it matters and how it could shape postwar security.

Putin forever? Russia's president goes into this week's election with no serious contenders, cementing his already quarter-century hold on the Kremlin through at least 2030.

The Puerto Rican rapper has risen through the ranks of Latin pop, collaborating with artists like Karol G and Bad Bunny. With her playful, experimental debut Att., she's poised to be a bigger star.

During her career, Kamala Harris left an impact on many people — like a mentee from Harris’s days as San Francisco District Attorney. Lateefah Simon shares what Harris was like before getting to D.C.

Proposals for chemical plants to use "inherently safer" design practices have been blocked by industry executives and their allies in Congress, despite deadly accidents and the risk of a potential terrorist attack that could harm an entire community or city.

The Hamas-led assault that killed 1,200 people triggered a devastating Israeli military response in Gaza. Now the war has engulfed Lebanon and threatens to bring Israel and Iran into direct conflict.

The media site founded by adherents of Falun Gong morphed into a pro-Trump outlet that spouted conspiracy theories. Now the CEO is out after money laundering charges were filed against the CFO.

President Trump plans to levy a 50% tariff on all goods from Brazil — the source of about 30% of U.S. coffee imports. This looming tariff threat has sent shock waves through the U.S. coffee industry.

2024 is an extraordinary year of global elections, with dozens of national votes worldwide. Here are some of the ones we are closely following.

If successful, Trump's move would install a loyalist at the helm of the network. A U.S. judge found Trump appointees illegally violated Voice of America's journalistic independence in his first term.

It's unclear how the issue of ownership of the Panama Canal became a talking point for President-elect Donald Trump this week, but the question has a long political history.

These descendants of wild boars were brought over from Europe decades ago. They're highly invasive and hugely destructive — threatening native bears and deer in Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

The streaming giant's new policy on artists who engage in "hateful conduct" is a half-measure, but it demonstrates the power the company now wields — and the challenge it now faces.

NPR plans to make trims totaling more than $5 million over the course of the coming fiscal year to bring its annual budget into balance. Meanwhile, local stations are asking for more help.

Carlo Acutis, who died of leukemia at 15 in 2006, is known in the Catholic Church as "God's influencer" for harnessing technology to spread the word about miracles.

Coach Sean Brosnan turned an obscure high school running team into national champions. NPR's Scott Simon talks to him about his memoir, "Beyond Fast," written with Chris Lear and Andrew Greif.

Nadra Wilson and other Virginians got letters saying her U.S. citizenship was in question, along with her voter registration. "I was born in Brooklyn, N.Y. — I'm a citizen," Wilson told NPR.

Already, lower courts have found President Trump's removal of Democratic members of independent agencies to be unlawful. The Trump administration has appealed.