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Sri Lanka heads for an unprecedented three-way presidential vote today. Analysts say a Maoist candidate may win amid a popular desire for change after a former president's ouster.

The Trump administration held secret meetings to discuss the overthrow of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks with Ernesto Londoño of The New York Times.

A big difference between humans and other apes is the ability to stride easily on two feet. A new analysis of fossil bones shows that adaptations for bipedal walking go back 7 million years.

European leaders are meeting in Brussels Friday to deal with the migrant crisis. At a squalid camp in northern France, migrants plot to stow away on trucks to cross the English Channel into Britain.

Even as some Iranians who hoped for regime change celebrate the killing of the country's supreme leader, they remain cautious as bombs fall and security forces stay in place.

Concerns about a faltering property company and widespread power shortages have resulted in China's slowest economic growth figures in a year.

The FDA's controversial vaccine chief, Dr. Vinay Prasad, is leaving the agency. It's the second time he has abruptly departed following decisions involving the review of vaccinations and specialty drugs.

New Jersey voters head to the polls for one of the year's first congressional primaries. WNYC's Mike Hayes discusses the special election for the House seat left open by now-Gov. Mikie Sherrill.

Sydney Peterson is among the U.S. athletes heading to the 2026 Winter Paralympics. A neuroscientist in training, Peterson is studying movement disorders, similar to her own condition.

NPR's Juana Summers speaks with Amby Burfoot, former editor of Runner's World, about his longtime friend Jeff Galloway who pioneered the run/walk method. Jeff Galloway died Feb. 25.