Search results for

Washington's Juan Soto was a standout, blasting a solo home run, then a two-run double that gave his team a lead over Houston that the Nationals never lost. His 21st birthday is Friday.

John Sullivan's confirmation hearing was a window into discussions at the State Department over Ukraine relations — as impeachment testimony hearings are happening behind closed doors.

The U.S. has now placed 13 nations under varying travel bans. The new policy restricts immigrant visas for citizens of Nigeria, Sudan, Tanzania, Eritrea, Myanmar, and Kyrgyzstan.

In a dramatic finish, the Kansas City Chiefs overcame the San Francisco 49ers' dominant defense in a 31-20 win by relying on their signature comeback style.

The Trump administration plans to bar Nigerians from applying for immigrant visas in the future, citing security concerns. Nigerian communities in the U.S. worry how this could affect them.

Carolina Panthers backup quarterback Kyle Allen will remain the starter for at least another week to give Cam Newton more time to recover from a foot…

The State Department employee who previously worked for the National Security Council is the latest witness to testify behind closed doors with House investigators.

Anderson is expected to say that senior officials at the White House blocked State Department officials from releasing a statement that condemned Russia's action in Ukraine last year.

Former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch testifies publicly Friday. We look back at the controversial circumstances leading to Yovanovitch's early recall from her post.

A year after the musician and activist was beaten by Ugandan security forces, he continues to protest President Yoweri Museveni's authoritarian rule, with plans to run against him in 2021.

The next big thing on Broadway might live up to the hype. The Inheritance takes E.M. Forster's Howards End into modern day Manhattan — the seven-hour play has been compared to Angels In America.

Singer Darius Rucker and his band have released their first new record in more than a decade. Imperfect Circle is a well-made and frequently thoughtful album, enhanced by Rucker's warm, buttery tones.

The punk protesters have released a new song — "Putin Will Teach You How to Love the Motherland" — and the video they made while at the site of the Winter Olympics.

People who are blind from birth are often better than sighted people at processing certain aspects of sound. A mouse study hints at why: Even a few days in the dark helped "rewire" the auditory center of an adult animal's brain.

Kseniya Melnik's debut collection of short stories portrays life in Magadan, Russia, a town notorious for it's Gulag labor camps. NPR's Rachel Martin talks with Melnik about her book, Snow in May.

Sports gambling is widely popular but, outside of Nevada, it's illegal and done largely in the shadows. Now, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver has written an op-ed in The New York Times calling for its legalization. Sportswriter Stefan Fatsis talks to Audie Cornish about that and other things NBA.

NASCAR's championship race is this weekend. It's the first time the sport will crown its champion using a new playoff system that concludes with a…

The Japanese Prime Minister, Shizo Abe, has called a snap election for December — but since he's only two years into his term and his party controls both houses of parliament, many Japanese wonder why.

Usually when the president visits another country, he holds a joint media opportunity with his counterpart. But in Myanmar, also known as Burma, he met reporters together with Aung San Suu Kyi.

Alexandre Dumas' life was almost as exciting as his work, some of which was written to support his many mistresses. Comics legend Kyle Baker celebrates Dumas for our Black History Month project.