Many Afghans living in the U.S. fear being tortured or killed if they get deported
Roughly 200,000 Afghans came to the U.S. after the Taliban seized control in Afghanistan in 2021. Many are worried about their future as President Trump has steadily eliminated legal protections.
The 2 largest ports in the US are making progress clearing their cargo
NPR's Planet Money team goes to the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach to find out how they got so big, and why that's led to a bottleneck on consumer goods just when the retail sector is surging.
U.S. to release oil reserves as the holiday travel season gears up
The Biden administration will release 50 million barrels of oil from the country's strategic petroleum reserve to lower gas prices for Americans as the holiday traveling season kicks off.
An Afghan family faces many challenges trying to resettle in the U.S.
NPR's Rachel Martin follows one family's journey from Kabul, Afghanistan, to northern Virginia, and their search to find jobs and housing in the U.S.
Trans student golfer is suing Tennessee for the right to play his sport
In 10 states, it's illegal for transgender students to compete on teams that align with their gender. A Tennessee freshman is suing over the law that bans him from playing on the boys' golf team.
The suspect in the Wis. Christmas parade attack has a previous criminal record
There are more questions than answers as to why a person drove an SUV through a Christmas parade in Waukesha, Wis., killing five people and injuring dozens of others.
Amid a COVID-19 surge in Europe, Austria imposes a lockdown
NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to freelance journalist Benjamin Breitegger about how Austria is trying to combat a spike in new coronavirus infections.
The trial of 3 white men charged with murdering a Black jogger is nearing an end
In Georgia, the prosecution will deliver its rebuttal Tuesday in the case of the men accused of killing Ahmaud Arbery, a Black man. NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks to law professor Ayesha Bell Hardaway.
Examining Ethiopia's civil war which has roots that are centuries old
The civil war in Ethiopia has roots that stretch back millennia. A great tragedy is that so many people once peripheral to the fight have been radicalized.
The pandemic has sparked rising house prices across the rural U.S.
The pandemic has helped spread the housing crisis to almost every corner of the United States. A surge of people moving to rural towns is pricing out some long-time residents.
An outage leaves Tesla drivers unable to unlock or start their vehicles
The carmaker's app, which drivers can use as a key, was down. Owners posted on social media about seeing an error message on the mobile app that prevented them from connecting to their vehicles.
There's an effort to get EMTs to respond to more than than medical emergencies
An ambulance typically arrives mid-crisis, but a new approach — called community paramedicine — is trying to prevent the emergency altogether.