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The 18-year-old victim was attacked on a bus in Bloomington, Indiana, in early January. The victim is out of the hospital but still recovering, while an insanity defense has been filed by the assailant.

Attorney General Michael Mukasey has appointed federal prosecutor Nora Dannehy to pursue possible criminal charges against Republicans who were involved in the firings of U.S. attorneys. The move was recommended by a Justice Department report on the firings.

NPR's Scott Simon talks to the British producer, guitarist and vocalist about What Kinda Music, his new album with drummer Yussef Dayes.

Joe R. Lansdale grew up poor in east Texas and worked as a janitor and in a potato field before finding success as a writer. Honky Tonk Samurai is the latest book in his mystery series.

Alaska has long ignored warning signs of a budget crisis. Now, it has no money to fix something that is posing serious health and safety risks to students and staff: crumbling rural schools.

The federal government remains shut down, in what is now the longest shutdown in U.S. history. Reporters from the NPR Network are digging into the ways the government shutdown is playing out in their region.

Does you feel like you're always waiting for the new season of your favorite TV show? NPR TV Critic Eric Deggans has some explanations for us.

As Russia bombs Ukraine, many Ukrainians in the U.S. are trying to help their country, but are finding challenges as normal shipping channels are broken with dangerous roads and blocked ports.

As Japan plans to release treated radioactive water from the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant into the sea this summer, concerned South Koreans are stocking up on sea salt.

Trucks have been stuck at the closed border since October. Both countries are facing economic losses with no end in sight. The Taliban also banned all Pakistani pharmaceutical imports to Afghanistan.

The discussion of a summit came amid the countdown to President Trump's Friday deadline for Russia to agree to a ceasefire with Ukraine or face new sanctions and tariffs on Russian energy exports.

President Trump spoke remotely at the World Economic Forum Thursday, pitching to global business leaders lower taxes for companies that bring manufacturing to the U.S. and tariffs on those who don't.

The FDA says 26 people, nine of whom were hospitalized, have gotten sick across 15 states. It is still figuring out where the cucumbers were distributed — and warning people to take extra precautions.

The US-Mexico border is often depicted as a place of destitute migrants, razor wire, and men with guns. A new spoken word and music project in Texas aims to challenge that portrayal.

The disbanding of committees that consulted on government data — and comments from a senior official about changing how GDP is calculated — are raising alarm about the reliability of government data.

The Food and Drug Administration's authorization of a COVID-19 vaccine could come in a day or two, a member of an FDA expert panel says. But he says it may be late 2021 before normalcy returns.

NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Crystal Peoples-Stokes, majority leader of the New York State Assembly, about legalizing marijuana with a focus on restorative justice.

Arriving the year before an election that could set healthcare and disability policy for decades, Anne Boyer's memoir warns us of the human costs of any system that prioritizes profit over lives.

Virginia farmer John Wesley Boyd grows soybeans, and right now he has too many of them. NPR's Michel Martin speaks with him about what he believes is the impact of the U.S. trade war with China.

CBD oil sales are booming right now, but there's a threat looming for the small mom and pop CBD oil stores in Charlotte. Big retail chains are now looking…