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Analysts say the presidential election will be "crucial" for the future of the Asian island and its relationships with both the United States and China.

Taiwan's vice president and candidate of the ruling Democratic Progressive Party, Lai Ching-te, will be the island's next leader. Tensions with Beijing seem poised to rise.

Atom bomb epic Oppenheimer won seven prizes, including best picture, director and actor, at the 77th British Academy Film Awards on Sunday, cementing its front-runner status for the Oscars next month.

The case accused leaders of the National Rifle Association of corruption and misspending and now heads to the jury, which is expected to begin deliberations Friday.

Just in case Dylan never gets around to picking up his Nobel Prize for literature, here are a few possible alternate candidates.

NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Adam Kennedy, White House deputy director of communications, about President Trump's response to the conclusion of the Mueller investigation and its findings.

Rivals Joey Chestnut and Takeru Kobayashi will reunite in September for their first hot dog-eating competition in 15 years. Here's why the competitors and their fans are so hungry for a rematch.

For the second time, the University of Texas must defend its limited use of race and ethnicity in admissions decisions.

It was a crowded Tony Award season this year, with 36 eligible musicals and plays opening on Broadway stages.

The leaders of the so-called "Department of Government Efficiency" are calling for large-scale layoffs of federal workers and the elimination of some federal agencies during Trump's second term.

French President Emmanuel Macron welcomed Donald Trump to Paris on Saturday with a full a dose of presidential pomp as the two men resumed the relationship they established during Trump's first term.

NPR's Scott Simon talks with Hernan Diaz about his Pulitzer Prize winning novel, "Trust," about a New York tycoon who takes advantage of the 1929 crash and his attempts to control his own story.

Special counsel Jack Smith is taking steps to end both federal cases against Trump before the president-elect takes office, according to a source familiar with the Justice Department deliberations.

Democratic Rep. Jared Moskowitz of Florida tells Morning Edition that members of his party need to be in the room when conversations about cutting government spending and efficiency are happening.

After virtually disappearing for the last two years, there are troubling clues that the flu could come roaring back this year, to cause trouble alongside COVID.

Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., wants incoming presidential advisor Elon Musk to sign an ethics pledge. She speaks with NPR's Michel Martin about what she says are Musk's conflicts of interest.

The BBC will soon air its first Doctor Who episode with Peter Capaldi as the show's hero, The Doctor. Capaldi says the 50-year-old series inspired him to become an actor.

NPR has rounded up more than 350 of our favorite books this year. Today, we're focusing on biographies and memoirs.

Saturday marks 100 years since the Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated in Sarajevo. NPR's Scott Simon talks with correspondent Ari Shapiro about how Sarajevans are commemorating the event.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art is showcasing visual artists from the Harlem Renaissance in the exhibition, “The Harlem Renaissance and Transatlantic Modernism.”