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NPR's Don Gonyea reports from the White House on today's visit by German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder. The German leader told reporters he and President Bush agree on "practically everything," except on the U.S. decision to reject the 1997 Kyoto treaty on global warming.

Despite President Bush's decision earlier this week not to ratify the Kyoto Treaty to reduce greenhouse gas emissions worldwide, some European countries say they still plan to support the agreement. NPR's Alison Aubrey reports.

Book critic MAUREEN CORRIGAN reviews "The Gardens of Kyoto" (Scribner) the debut novel by Kate Walbert.

Life in one area of rural Alaska will change when the community gets broadband internet service later this month.

Kyle Lucia Wu's debut follows a young Chinese American woman who takes a job as a nanny to a wealthy white family and never feels like she fits in, even though she bonds with her precocious charge.

The West Virginia Democrat raised concerns about debt and inflation and instead urged House lawmakers to approve a separate bipartisan infrastructure bill.

Jury selection begins in the trial of 18-year-old Kyle Rittenhouse, charged with homicide and attempted homicide in deadly shootings in the summer of 2020 during unrest in Kenosha, Wis.

Los Angeles and San Diego public schools announced on Monday that they will be starting the school year remote-only in August as coronavirus cases rise in Southern California.

Amy Goodman will not face criminal charges for her coverage of an oil pipeline protest in North Dakota last month. Prosecutors say they may still bring charges later.

NPR's Elissa Nadworny speaks with reporter Matt Sullivan about the how the NBA is handling a COVID outbreak during its Christmas Day schedule.

The possible suspect is believed to be among the three people who survived the fire and were in severe condition, police said.

From NPR's yearly reading list, Books We Love, we hear suggestions for four memoirs that are well worth your time.

A U.S. soldier overseas during World War II lost a bracelet inscribed with his sweetheart's name. A treasure hunter discovered it this fall, and returned it to its rightful owner.

The case is among many brought against the 76-year-old Nobel Peace Prize laureate since the army seized power on Feb. 1.

It's the latest push by Senate Democrats to make good on their promise to pass voting rights legislation.

The president's remarks were among his most forceful denunciations of voter suppression legislation introduced in a number of GOP-controlled regions as well as for changing the Senate filibuster.

President Biden and Vice President Harris head to Atlanta — a city at the epicenter of past and present battles over voting rights — to make the case to advance stalled legislation in Congress.

The president has been under increasing pressure to more aggressively combat threats to voting rights. And advocates say speeches are not a substitute for legislative action.

Russia's delegation remained open to the prospect of future discussions after having its main positions rebuffed by NATO and the U.S.

The Senate majority leader downplayed the risks of holding such a public demonstration of the rift within his caucus ahead of the midterm elections.