Jimmy Carter, the 39th U.S. president, enters hospice care
Carter is 98 years old and served as president from 1977 to 1981. The longest-lived former president has suffered from a series of health challenges in recent years.
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A dance of hope by children who scavenge coal
Kids in India illegally collect bits of coal to sell so they can help their families. To give them a chance for a brighter future, an local educator gives them lessons in academics and the arts.
Secretary of State Blinken and China's top diplomat Wang Yi are set to meet in Munich
The two diplomats will meet for the first time in the aftermath of the balloon crisis earlier this month.
Did an F-22 shoot down an Illinois hobby group's small radio balloon?
A military spokesperson tells NPR that it's their understanding that the FBI has spoken to the hobbyist group in question.
The U.S. says Russian actions in Ukraine are 'crimes against humanity'
Speaking at the annual Munich Security Conference, Vice President Harris said Russian forces have been documented committing acts of murder, sexual assault, torture and deportation.
North Korea fires a missile as the U.S. and South Korea prepare for military exercises
North Korea fired a long-range missile into the sea off Japan a day after it threatened to take strong measures against South Korea and the U.S. over their joint military exercises.
How Russia's war galvanized Ukraine and still threatens the world order
It's been a year since Russia invaded Ukraine. Host Leila Fadel takes stock of the war and where it stands. We'll also look back at NPR's reporting from Ukraine over the past year.
The suspect accused of shooting 2 Jewish men in LA has been charged with hate crimes
Both victims survived the shootings, which happened just blocks apart this week. Federal prosecutors filed two hate crimes charges against the shooter on Friday.
Why hundreds of doctors are lobbying in Washington this week
They came to tell Congress about their "recovery plan" for physicians, which includes a Medicare pay boost and an end to some frustrating insurance company requirements.
A shooter killed 6 people in Mississippi. A suspect is in custody
Six people were fatally shot Friday at multiple locations in a small town in rural Mississippi near the Tennessee state line, and authorities blamed a lone suspect who was taken into custody.