The world waits as cardinals work to choose the next pope
The world is watching the Vatican on Thursday as 133 cardinals work to choose which of them will be the next pope.
NewsGuard co-founder Steven Brill discusses Meta's move to end fact-checking
Meta's Mark Zuckerberg announced Facebook and Instagram would drop fact-checking. NPR talks with Steven Brill of NewsGuard, where journalists rate the reliability of news sources, about the move.
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Canada's Trudeau says he will resign as party leader and prime minister, Biden administration transfers 11 detainees from Guantanamo Bay to Oman, Minneapolis and DOJ enter agreement to reform police.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announces resignation
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced he is stepping down ahead of this year's general election. He had faced mounting pressure to resign — from both allies and opponents.
How ISIS is adapting its tactics to survive
Is ISIS having a resurgence? NPR's A Martinez talks to Aaron David Miller, senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, about how ISIS is adapting its tactics to survive.
Orthodox Christmas takes on special meaning in Lebanon this year
Many Orthodox Christians celebrate Christmas in January, not December. In Lebanon, Christians say the holiday is extra poignant for them this year.
In 2007 interview, Jimmy Carter discusses what he faced after losing reelection
Hear excerpts from a 2007 NPR interview with former President Jimmy Carter talking about the stark question he faced after failing to win reelection: what to do with the rest of his life.
Syria's interim government faces a new, serious challenge — bread lines
Bread lines have become a feature of the new Syria, posing a critical challenge to the country's rebel rulers who ousted President Bashar al-Assad last month.
A Wisconsin-based surfer is on a quest to create a more eco-friendly board
The Great Lakes don't readily evoke images of surfing and surfboard-making, but a surfer in Wisconsin is on an eco-friendly mission to change that.
Growing number of Colombians are fighting — and dying — in conflicts around the world
More and more former members of Colombia's armed forces are fighting and dying as mercenaries around the world.
Virginia elections could determine if Democrats hold slim majority in Legislature
Special elections in Virginia could decide whether Democrats maintain their control of the Legislature as the commonwealth heads into a governor's race this fall.