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An ISIS affiliate managed to emerge in Afghanistan despite the U.S. military's continued presence in the fight against the Taliban. Pakistan also denies the presence of ISIS despite recent attacks.

Democrats say it was premature for Republicans on the House intelligence committee to conclude their Russia probe on Monday. That report cleared the Trump campaign of collusion with Russia in 2016.

Unarmed black people are much more likely than unarmed whites to be fatally shot by the police. A new study finds that that disparity gets wider in states with more racial segregation.

Virginia Sen. Mark Warner said he believes there could be more to the story following Facebook's acknowledgement that it sold some ads tied to Russian influence operations.

No party won a majority but Foreign Minister Sebastian Kurz, 31, is poised to head the government following tough coalition government negotiations.

The queen of East Nashville talks about her new album, All American Made, working with Willie Nelson and what it was like to record at the legendary Sun Studios.

Longtime Zimbabwe president Robert Mugabe is under house arrest after a military coup earlier this week.

People who have Type-1 diabetes would love to be free of insulin injections and pumps. Researchers in San Francisco are now testing in animals an implantable pouch of living, insulin-releasing cells.

Steve Inskeep talks to Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah about the state of the war in his country, and how he's in favor of the Trump administration's plan to put more boots on the ground.

A team of researchers at MIT has developed a platform for "studying media ecosystems" that reveals how news events are framed by media outlets around the world.

President Donald Trump recently slapped tariffs of 25 percent on imported steel and 10 percent on foreign aluminum, prompting significant concern and…

Alexander Nix, who was suspended from the firm on Tuesday, is heard saying that he had met Donald Trump "many times" and deployed deceptive tactics to support his election campaign.

The Oscar nominations were announced Tuesday. Guillermo del Toro's "The Shape of Water" leads the way with 13 nominations.

In a surprise announcement, EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt said the agency will not rescind protections imposed in 2014, based on assessments the mine would cause significant harm to the watershed.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Middle East scholar Dr. Shibley Telhami about his regional view of President Trump's Jerusalem announcement, which has sparked violence in parts of the region.

The hit film Get Out may be the first horror film to get a Best Picture Oscar nomination since The Silence of the Lambs. A TSA officer plays a prominent --and positive — role in the movie. After years of being mocked, real TSA agents are delighted.

Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva left Brazil's presidency at the end of 2010 with a more than 80 percent approval rating. Since then, he's been convicted of corruption. But that hasn't dimmed his ambition. He may again seek the presidency, but a court ruling will determine how challenging that path might be.

There is strong bipartisan support in the House to overturn the 7-year-old earmark ban in order to give lawmakers a greater say in directing federal dollars.

Leila Slimani's breakout novel, inspired by true stories of killer caregivers, chronicles the complex relationship between a mother and her babysitter.

Brazil's former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has been convicted of corruption charges. Lula, as he's popularly known, was sentenced to nine and a half years in prison but remains free pending appeal. Lula denies wrongdoing and claims the charges are politically motivated.