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It’s time for a fact-check of North Carolina politics. President Biden joined Vice President Harris in Raleigh last week to promote his administration’s efforts to expand health care access. During his speech, Biden made a claim about Trump’s response to the coronavirus pandemic.

The Pentagon will rush about $300 million in weapons to Ukraine after finding some cost savings in its contracts, even though the military remains deeply overdrawn.

As the House impeachment inquiry goes public, one central figure who will not be heard from is Rudy Giuliani. His name appears more than 500 times in transcripts of closed-door testimony made public.

JD Vance is the first veteran of Iraq or Afghanistan to appear on a presidential ballot. But he isn’t a hawk; he leads a contingent of war veterans in the GOP who oppose U.S. military intervention overseas.

The first Sunday at the Paris Olympics have been filled with intrigue and drama. American gymnast Simone Biles hurt leg during qualifications, Canada's soccer team got another black eye and swimming has awarded more medals.

Move over whale watches and puffin cruises, shark tourism is on the rise. We go out on a shark tour boat to see if we can catch a close-up view of what some consider the scariest swimmer in the sea.

The series of explosions that rocked Lebanon this week, killing dozens and wounding thousands, has prompted debate among legal experts on international humanitarian law.

Reporters for NPR traveled across North and South Dakota to see the challenges older adults in rural areas face when they need medical care — and to see what it's like for the people trying to help.

The music mogul was arrested late Monday in New York and now faces charges of racketeering conspiracy, sex trafficking and transportation to engage in prostitution after months of civil lawsuits.

Donald Trump owes legal penalties totaling hundreds of millions of dollars in two civil cases recently decided in New York, raising questions about how he'll pay the amount.

Sixty years ago, 17-year-old Randy Gardner broke a Guinness world record by staying awake for 11 consecutive days. His experiment is one of the most well-documented cases of sleep deprivation.

NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with former CIA Deputy Director John McLaughlin about the summary of the Mueller report which found no collusion with Russia in the 2016 presidential election.

A months-long recall effort to oust lawmakers considered pro-Chinese has failed in the self-governing island's legislature.

With this debut novel of an immigrant torn between the U.S. and Nigeria, Esther Ifesinachi Okonkwo takes her place among the writers who have ably investigated the idea of home.

Today is the Preakness Stakes, the 2nd leg of horse racing's Triple Crown. NPR's Scott Simon talks to Jonathan Finn, author of "Beyond the Finish Line," about the history and tech of photo finishes.

Alabama officials tell NPR that if the FBI had shared its case file, they would have investigated the James Reeb murder case while one of the assailants was still alive.

NPR's Mandalit del Barco offers this tribute to the multi-faceted actor James Earl Jones. (Story aired on All Things Considered on Sept. 9, 2024.)

The order extends a previous one that bars Florida's surgeon general from coercing or intimidating broadcasters that run commercials for an abortion rights amendment.

In a joint column, 17 Post columnists called the paper's decision not to endorse a presidential candidate a "terrible mistake."

It's been 30 years since Britain and Argentina went to war over the Falkland Islands. The British won, leaving the islands off the coast of Argentina in British hands. While the war may be over, tensions between the two countries about who owns the Falklands have risen in recent months. Host Robert Siegel talks with professor Mark Jones of Rice University for more.