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NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to a retired Afghan Air Force officer, identified only as Mohammed, about the fall of Afghanistan to the Taliban, and what life is like now for him and his family.

Portions of the greater Tampa Bay region are under a heat advisory until Thursday night.

At long last, Brexit Day is here. After more than three years of deep division and political chaos, Britain leaves the European Union on Friday.

For members of the Never Miss a Super Bowl Club, the Super Bowl isn't just a game — it's a tradition that they will be carrying on for a 54th consecutive year.

There are 29 more patients than there are open ICU beds as of Wednesday. The recent run, reminiscent of early in the pandemic, is occurring largely in states with the lowest vaccination rates.

Florida's largest school district became the latest in the state to order masks ahead of the county's 334,000 students returning to their classrooms on Monday.

Recent surveys by the Kaiser Family Foundation and the RAND Corporation give some insight into how parents are trying to navigate sending their children back to school as the pandemic continues.

Education Secretary Miguel Cardona announced that over 323,000 borrowers who have significant and permanent disabilities will qualify for the relief from student loan debt.

Afghans have lived through Soviet and U.S. invasions, civil war, insurgency and a previous period of heavy-handed Taliban rule. Here are some key events and dates from the past four decades.

The Democratic Texas Congressman conspired with a rogue CIA operative to launch an operation to help the Afghan mujahedeen during the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan.

Way back in 2011, we polled our readers about their favorite science fiction and fantasy books and made a list of their 100 favorites. There were some notable omissions. It's time to fix that.

The regulator is taking another swing at Facebook after a judge tossed out its initial effort in June. It accused the social media giant of illegally maintaining a monopoly.

A man in Australia was recently pulled over for talking on his cellphone while riding a horse. He pleaded guilty because, he conceded, the horse was in motion. A judge dismissed the case.

Health care consistently polls as the top issue Iowa voters care about. In the western part of the state, one doctor faces growing debt as he sometimes treats patients without coverage for free.

The outbreak of a coronavirus that began in China is shining a spotlight on that country's growing connections to the global economy. The economic fallout is still very much a question mark.

As 2020 rang in, there were inevitable promises to diet, exercise and save money. Poet Kwame Alexander shares a community poem of audience-submitted couplets inspired by broken New Year's promises.

One by one, China's neighbors are closing their borders and restricting travel in an effort to stop the spread of the coronavirus. The U.S. and Japan recommend their citizens don't travel to China.

Harvard professor Alan Dershowitz, who's on the president's legal team, talks to NPR's Steve Inskeep about an argument made on the Senate floor that caused debate about limits of presidential power.

It appears that Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has the votes he needs to block witnesses from appearing at the impeachment trial of President Trump. The trial could end Friday.

In Dubuque, a majority of working-class Catholic voters flipped from Democrat to Republican in 2016 — for the first time since Dwight Eisenhower. Will Democrats draw them back in 2020?

Lawmakers in Kansas want to change the state's constitution so abortion is not protected. Three other states — Tennessee, Alabama and West Virginia — have already changed their constitutions.

The mandate, effective Oct. 18, applies to all K-12 teachers and staff in the state. The news comes as states around the country grapple with rising cases and the return of in-person schooling.

This year, the NBA welcomed several elite prospects who skipped college to play for a new minor league team. NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with G League President Shareef Abdur-Rahim about the team, Ignite.

The chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission compared cryptocurrencies to the "Wild West." Made to operate outside government control, the regulator is asking Congress to help rein them in.

The largest school district in Florida will mandate masks for the school year that starts Monday, joining two others in defying Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis.