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The Russian leader has already lost several big bets in Ukraine. He may be taking his largest risk yet by mobilizing more troops and pushing ahead with plans to annex Ukrainian territory.

In an effort to reduce the high price of prescription drugs, some states and companies are taking their own measures. A not-for-profit company says it aims to introduce low-cost insulin by 2024.

Mother Country Radicals explores the history of the militant left-wing group the Weather Underground. I Was Never There tells the story of a regional hippie folk hero who disappeared in the late '80s.

While midterms are typically a challenge for the party in power, two Democratic strategists say Biden's recent wins — and the threat of Republican control of Congress — could galvanize voters.

'Saints Row' presents a sunny sandbox bursting with heists, hijinks, and banter. But the new reboot doesn't quite live up to the satisfying gameplay of franchise competitor, 'Grand Theft Auto.'

Scott Simon speaks to legendary puppeteer Frank Oz about a museum exhibit honoring his parents - who made puppets and were survivors of the Holocaust.

President Daniel Ortega's government has moved systematically against voices of dissent, arresting many opposition leaders last year.

Services for Britain's longest-serving monarch took place at Westminster Abbey, followed by a procession through London. Leaders from around the world gathered to honor her.

Electronic line judging has replaced humans at the U.S. Open. But the voices making calls are real people, recorded with varying levels of urgency to sell the call, depending on how close the shot is.

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Huma Yusuf, columnist for the Pakistani newspaper Dawn, about climate justice following the flooding that put one third of Pakistan under water.

The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Board of Education on Tuesday revisited its plan to build reading skills for Black and Latino third graders after 2022 test scores moved in the wrong direction.

The first fully reopened edition of TIFF concludes this weekend. But with a film industry still reeling from box office declines and changing audience habits, the award season remains in flux.

Establishing a member-owned, nonprofit health co-op from scratch is tough; 12 of 23 that tried under Obamacare have closed after just one year. Sick patients poured in, and promised subsidies didn't.

A new novel reimagines Baba Yaga — a crone figure in Slavic folklore — as a Jewish woman living in an Eastern European town during a time of pogroms.

NPR's Juana Summers talks with Kim Teehee, the Cherokee Nation's Delegate-Designee, about the Cherokee Nation's campaign to seat her in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Teaching vacancies are not unusual in North Carolina, but shortages appear to be hitting some higher-paying school districts harder than usual. That doesn't bode well for less wealthy school districts.

The singer talks about the challenges of making what became one of the most important records of the 1990s, dealing with the fame it brought and how she didn't like its hit song until recently.

Harvard astronomer Avi Loeb thinks alien technology could be on the ocean floor. And if he finds anything with buttons on it, he would very much like to press those buttons.

The new song "Marvin's Room" by rapper Drake glances back at Gaye's sultry, vulnerable persona.

It's natural for Leonard Cohen to think a lot about mortality near the end of his life, but Ron Sexsmith says Cohen has never sung about "frivolous things."