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A U.S. military judge in Baghdad rejects pre-trial motions requesting that the trials of two American soldiers accused of abusing Iraqi prisoners at Abu Ghraib be held outside Iraq. Judge Col. James Pohl also denies defense requests for memos by Bush administration lawyers on the use of interrogation tactics. Defense lawyers argue their clients were following orders that originated higher up the chain of command. Hear NPR's Emily Harris.

The new coronavirus disease has been diagnosed in 28 countries, and new outbreaks are worrisome. But the World Health Organization sees some encouraging trends.

Many island nations have the most to lose when it comes to the climate crisis. But at the COP26 U.N. climate summit, they insist they aren't victims, they're warriors.

Manager editor of The Root Danielle Belton, Republican strategist Gayle Trotter, and Mona Charen of National Review discuss the leaked video of Donald Trump and the reaction from Republicans.

President Biden had made a career of digging in and proving the doubters wrong — until he finally met a political crisis he couldn't ride out.

A Missouri resident was deported earlier this year to the Netherlands, a country he left when he was 5 years old. Now he's learning the language and trying to make a new life.

A Missouri resident detained by immigration authorities was deported this year to the Netherlands, a country he has not lived in since he was 5 years old. Now he's learning a new language and trying to make a new life.

The singular singer's third album finds a message worthy of her instrument: Great romances are defined not by what you want, but by the act of wanting.

Strolling through the halls of the University of South Florida School of Music you can hear students in various practice rooms. But inside Director of…

For journalism students, the best lessons don’t always happen in the classroom.That’s the case for students at USF St. Petersburg, where the sudden…

At least one study found that the happiest couples didn’t argue less, but they argued better.

STEM careers are still lagging when it comes to hiring women of color.

In the states where teachers walked off the job this year, more than 70 educators are running for office, including in West Virginia where the teacher walkouts began.

Weapons is a story about a community recovering from an inexplicable trauma that arrives like a natural disaster, wreaks havoc, and then cannot be reversed, only survived.

The New York Philharmonic has appointed the 55-year-old Dutch conductor and violinist as its next music director. Does this mark a new artistic direction for the vaunted orchestra?

Migrants from Central America who end up in the U.S. must cross the Guatemala-Mexico border, where immigration control is light to nonexistent. Quicker journeys are spurring more illegal immigration.

A Democratic-led committee will probe efforts by the Trump-era U.S. Department of Justice to seize metadata from devices belonging to members of Congress, journalists and the then-White House counsel.

Birds and wasps do it. So do octopuses, otters, polar bears and dolphins. A surprising number of animals use tools, and scientists say there are some widespread misconceptions. Among them: Using tools isn't a sign of intelligence, and animals don't need fingers to be crafty with tools.

NPR's Arun Rath talks to Los Angeles Times reporter Nicole Santa Cruz on why police shooting deaths of Latinos haven't drawn as much attention as African-Americans.

Construction workers don't just stop during the heatwave, they find ways to cope with it. Many work hourly and can't afford not to.

When author Vaddey Ratner was just a child, the Khmer Rouge took over Cambodia and destroyed her aristocratic family. Her new novel, In the Shadow of the Banyan, draws on her terrible experiences — and the poetry and stories from her father that helped her survive.

Thursday's GDP report shows the U.S. economy grew at an annual rate of 2.6% in July, August and September, after shrinking in the first half of the year.

There was a circle in Maria Burns' yard where grass wouldn't grow and trees died. She knew what it was: An old natural gas well, plugged when she was a little girl, starting to leak again.

In Mississippi, some residents still don't have running water after a winter storm weeks ago. It's another frustration as the governor lifts the mask mandate among limited COVID-19 vaccination supply.

How a sexual assault survivor is questioned by police can greatly influence the ability to access memories of that traumatic incident. Better interview techniques might help solve more cases.