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Russian strikes on Ukrainian ports have intensified since Moscow suspended participation in a deal that allowed Ukrainian grain to reach world markets.

A bombing kills dozens on Pakistan's border with Afghanistan. Ukraine retakes a small village from Russia. Some 30,000 people are losing their jobs as trucking company Yellow shuts down.

In November, Maine voters will decide whether to adopt a Ranked Choice Voting system. When electing key officials, voters would rank candidates in order of preference, instead of picking just one.

At the start of Russia's invasion, advancing troops reached the outskirts of Ukraine's capital Kyiv. They devastated the suburb of Bucha, killing hundreds. Today, Bucha is coming back to life.

Last week’s report that Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools now has 102 schools with poverty levels of 75% or higher left a lot of us scratching our heads. That’s more than half the district’s 183 schools. Those numbers seem higher than what we’ve seen, for example, when state testing data comes out. They are, in fact, different sets of numbers — or at least different ways of calculating the numbers.

The climate talks opened Monday in Copenhagen, with more than 190 nations represented. The U.S. and China have pledged some actions already, but negotiators so far haven't even agreed about what the overall deal will look like.

Attorney General Eric Holder told senators Wednesday "failure is not an option" in the prosecution of Sept. 11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed. Holder explained his rationale to bring Mohammed and four other terrorism suspects to the U.S. for a civilian trial.

The world's leaders are descending on Copenhagen for the long-awaited United Nations climate conference. NPR's Richard Harris fills in host Guy Raz on the gap between rich and poor nations, and why the last major climate treaty, worked out in Kyoto, Japan, didn't live up to its promise.

U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville is getting a lot of criticism for holding up military appointments over the issue of abortion, but many of his Alabama constituents support him.

Shinjiro Atae shared the personal revelation on Wednesday evening with an auditorium filled with thousands in Tokyo.

Schlatter's autobiography Still Laughing is a compendium of stories about entertainers he's known and worked with. Ernie in Kovacsland is a treasure chest of memorabilia from Kovacs' shows.

Charles Givens, an inmate at the Marion Correctional Treatment Center, was allegedly beaten to death by prison officers in 2022. His sister filed a federal lawsuit against the officers in February.

NPR's A Martinez talks to Bob Hamilton, head of Eurasia Research at the Foreign Policy Research Institute, about drone attacks. The Kremlin blames Kyiv — while Ukraine hasn't claimed responsibility.

The United States will engage in new international negotiations to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions, according to a plan President Bush announced Thursday. The president heads to Germany next week to discuss climate change with other world leaders.

As the Senate enters the second week of its latest debate on the Iraq war, Republican Sens. Richard Lugar and John Warner introduce an amendment that would require the Bush administration to find an exit strategy for Iraq and present its plan to Congress by mid-October.

For two years now, exhibitions of human cadavers have been traveling the country, shown in science museums and other spaces. The shows have been dogged by criticism... and one delicate ethical concern.

Environmental advocacy groups were called in to help structure the deal for TXU Corp., the Texas electrical utility. Fred Krupp, president of Environmental Defense, describes the process of winning environmental commitments from TXU's suitors.

Ahead of NATO's summit, Ukraine's president makes the case for security guarantees. He also arranged for commanders released by the Russians to return to Ukraine against the wishes of Russia.

President Biden seeks to shore up America's alliances in Europe. Ukrainian commanders, released by Russia, return to Ukraine. A federal court bans gender-affirming care for Tennessee minors.

President Bush arrives at the G-8 summit in Germany on Wednesday with a new plan on climate change as leaders of major industrialized countries gather for three days. But a bitter debate over missile defense looms over the talks.