Russia marks 80 years since World War II victory over Nazi Germany
Russian President Vladimir Putin welcomed the leaders of China and Brazil to commemorate the anniversary.
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.
Examining Russia's influence on the most recent coup in Burkina Faso
NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Rinaldo Depagne of the International Crisis Group about Russia's influence on the military coups in West Africa.
North Korea confirms its simulated use of nukes to destroy enemies
State media in North Korea is reporting that its recent missile launches were a "simulation" of a nuclear attack on South Korea.
Russian missiles hit multiple Ukrainian cities, including the capital Kyiv
The attacks came days after an explosion partially damaged a bridge strategic to Moscow that connects Russian-occupied Crimea to mainland Russia. Russian President Putin called it an act of terrorism.
Examining the importance of the only bridge connecting Crimea to Russia
NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Andrew Weiss of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and NPR's Jason Beaubien about the implications of the explosion on the bridge.
A new book for pre-teens explores Bigfoot through a scientific lens
NPR's A Martinez talks to Laura Krantz about her children's book: The Search for Sasquatch. Krantz hopes to model how to balance curiosity and exploration with staying grounded in the facts.
Israel agrees to pay family of a Palestinian American who died after being detained
In a rare move, Israel says it will pay about $141,000 to the family of a Palestinian American man who died of a heart attack while in Israeli custody, a case that concerned the Biden administration.
Families of children killed in a massacre in Thailand last week are in mourning
After that mass shooting at a daycare center, NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Thai journalist Haitharat Phaholtap about the mystery surrounding the shooter's motives.
With midterms weeks away, candidates and their backers are spending more ad dollars
You can learn a lot about how candidates and their backers think they can win an election by looking at how they spend ad money. Two themes are emerging: crime and abortion.
Some lawmakers push back on the oil cartel OPEC with a bill they called NOPEC
NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Ellen Wald of the Atlantic Council about bipartisan legislation that passed a Senate panel in May that would allow the U.S. to sue nations OPEC+ nations for price fixing.
Chris Slayton is taking the video game 'Minecraft' to the next level
Thousands follow Slayton's creations online. He now plans to build the entire observable universe — block by block. He spent months studying black holes and identifying the colors of the planets.