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

If nations don't address high greenhouse gas emissions, by the 2080s, all but one of the 21 cities that previously hosted the Winter Games wouldn't be able to do so again, a new study has found.

A three-officer panel will issue a recommendation as to whether a decorated officer should be considered for discharge just shy of his 20-year mark and be denied retirement benefits.

Labour Party leader Keir Starmer called Prime Minister Boris Johnson's apology worthless, adding that his defense is that "he didn't realize he was at a party."

One resident described seeing a wall of "thick, chalky smoke. The type of smoke you can't breathe" in the building's hallway when he tried to leave his apartment.

NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Democratic Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto of Nevada about the future of the filibuster and the legacy of former Majority Leader Harry Reid, who died last month.

St. Timothy's Episcopal Church and the Episcopal Diocese of Oregon say the ordinance restricting them to two free meal giveaways per week violates their constitutional right to religious expression.

The Pulitzer Prize winner, whose music enveloped everything from the horrors of the Vietnam War to the calls of humpback whales, died Sunday.

We asked listeners to write advertisements for all the wonderful things that can't be bought. Along the way, we discovered something delightful: Whole classrooms sent us their sales pitches.

Gun buying among African Americans is up in recent years, and so are suicide rates among young Black men.

Bankers are resisting the bill, calling it government overreach and saying lawmakers are creating a problem with a non-issue in Arizona.

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Christina Chin, a sociologist of sports at California State University, Fullerton, about the recent success of Asian American figure skaters.

Each week, the guests and hosts on NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour share what's bringing them joy. This week: The Secret History, a Futurama reboot and more.

The Russian Parliament handed President Vladimir Putin the power to deploy forces outside the country's borders. We talk to residents on the ground in eastern Ukraine.

President Biden is more certain than ever that Russia will invade Ukraine. Also, former president Donald Trump loses a court case, and three San Francisco school board members are recalled.

"Athletes post-Olympics or post-retirement need a lot of support, a lot of people reminding them of their worth beyond just their athletic achievements and results," says therapist Holly Brooks.

The Los Angels Rams beat the Cincinnati Bengals 23-20 in Sunday's Super Bowl. The game and halftime show eclipsed a collection of uninspired commercials.

Members of the Sackler family didn't respond as people confronted them during a court hearing about the harm caused by their company Purdue Pharma and its highly addictive pain medication OxyContin.

NPR's Leila Fadel talks to House Democratic Leader Steny Hoyer of Maryland about a newly passed bill targeting domestic terrorism, and the partisan divides that make Senate approval unlikely.

A U.N. official calls for new policies across East Asia to halt the soaring production of methamphetamines.