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.
Tenants caught up in a California fraud probe are told to return rent-relief payments
California has handed out more than $4.3 billion in emergency rent relief since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. State officials have told nearly 19,000 people that they want the money back.
Russia's strikes on Ukraine may also have been meant to quell doubts at home
Russia carried out a barrage of airstrikes across Ukraine on Monday. But what has been the reaction in Moscow to its own military escalation? The Russian assaults were widely condemned by the West.
Changing the gender imbalance in housework may start with how we understand time
NPR's Life Kit has advice on how partners can share the domestic workload. (Story aired on All Things Considered on Oct. 9, 2022.)
News brief: Russia under pressure, North Korea missile tests, LA City Council turmoil
Russia carries out rounds of airstrikes across Ukraine. North Korea confirms a simulated use of nukes to destroy its enemies. After racist comments, LA City Council president resigns leadership post.
Eight years ago, Shane Adams lost his horse Mongo in the Utah desert
Adams was asleep in a tent when he heard wild mustangs and saw Mongo had joined the herd. Last week officers with the Bureau of Land Management found the 18-years-old stallion and brought him home.
Travis Gienger is the heavyweight champ. He raised a 2,560 pound pumpkin
Gienger won a pumpkin-weighing contest in Northern California. To get there he drove 35 hours from Anoka, Minn. His pumpkin set a new U.S. record.
Monkeypox cases in the U.S. have been falling since a peak in early August
New daily monkeypox cases have been falling, and the CDC says cases are probably going to plateau or decline over the next few weeks.
San Antonio officer is fired after shooting teenager in a McDonald's parking lot
Authorities are investigating after a rookie police officer shot a 17-year-old who was eating in his car in the parking lot of a San Antonio, Texas, McDonald's just over a week ago.
What does the leaked racist conversation tell us about local Los Angeles politics?
NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Los Angeles Time columnist Gustavo Arellano about the president of the Los Angeles City Council resigning her leadership post after she made racist remarks.
After racist remarks, Nury Martinez resigns as president of the LA City Council
Some Los Angeles City Council members are facing increasing pressure to resign after a leaked recording revealed racist and derogatory comments made during a conversation with a local labor leader.
Ahead of midterms, there's a focus on Senate races in Pennsylvania and Nevada
Midterm elections are next month. NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Republican strategist Scott Jennings about the Senate races in two key states: Pennsylvania and Nevada.