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The House was out of session for the entire government shutdown. Members returned Wednesday with a lot of frustration.

Noting the decision not to mark the day, the State Department stated: "An awareness day is not a strategy." Activists in the fight to end the ongoing AIDS epidemic disagree.

Ecuadorians will vote Sunday on whether to reverse a constitutional ban and allow foreign military bases back in the country, as part of the fight against drug trafficking.

More than 30 years after the release of Enter the Wu-Tang, the group is finishing its 27-city North American farewell tour billed as The Final Chamber.

Senate lawmakers voted late Sunday on a measure that would reopen the government, with enough moderate Democrats joining Republicans to support the initial vote.

Typhoon Fung-wong slammed the Philippines Monday, killing two and displacing over 1 million people. NPR's Leila Fadel speaks to the World Food Programme's Regis Chapman about the aid being provided.

Moore was jailed on Wednesday, according to court records, hours after he was fired for what the university said was an "inappropriate relationship with a staff member."

Mary Louise Kelly talks to Francis Wade — author of Myanmar's Enemy Within: Buddhist Violence and the Making of a Muslim 'Other' — about why the Rohingya are so vilified by the Buddhist majority.

President Trump has declared a state of emergency in Alabama due to Irma. Rachel Martin talks to Brian Hastings, director of the Alabama Emergency Management Agency, about the effects of the storm.

The State Department is swapping out Calibri for Times New Roman in all its official documents, reversing a Biden-era change that aimed to increase accessibility for readers with disabilities.

The latest version of OpenAI's Sora can quickly turn text prompts and simple images into studio quality videos, which left the entertainment industry deeply uneasy.

An ancient soap-making tradition in the Israeli-occupied West Bank has been added to the UNESCO list of Intangible Cultural Heritage. NPR visits one of the oldest soap factories in the city of Nablus.

As the government shutdown enters its third day, the GOP-led Senate will vote for the fourth time on partisan stopgap bills. Meanwhile, the White House is threatening mass layoffs for federal workers.

The White House is pressuring colleges to align with President Trump's agenda, urging multiple schools across the country to sign a "compact" in exchange for priority access to federal grants.

An Oklahoma law giving local law enforcement powers to arrest undocumented immigrants takes effect Monday, unless it's blocked by the courts. Some police say it won't work, and immigrants are afraid.

The glasses cost $5,000 but, unlike other smart glasses being marketed to those with hearing loss, XanderGlasses do not have a monthly subscription fee.

President Trump hosted Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa at the White House, welcoming the once-pariah state into a U.S.-led global coalition to fight the Islamic State group.

But with an ongoing drought gripping the West, Don McMillan's work is an essential part of providing water to millions of people in Central Arizona.

A day after Attorney General Pam Bondi was questioned about whether the Justice Department is being weaponized, former FBI Director Jim Comey will be arraigned on criminal charges.

A flexible film bristling with tiny sensors could make surgery safer for patients with a brain tumor or severe epilepsy.