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Two activist friends talk about their efforts to protest for reform in Iraq — despite intimidation and attacks from powerful parties that will likely come out on top in Sunday's elections.

Experts believe that it's the only authentic signed photo of Jackson in existence.

Meade led the successful 2018 effort to enact Amendment 4 in 2018.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with David Milliband, CEO of the International Rescue Committee, about the latest on attempts to resettle Afghan refugees.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with U.S. Poet Laureate Joy Harjo about her poetic memoir.

The stoppage of two major power plants leaves generators as the country's only power source, endangering hospital patients and the water supply. Officials expect the outages to last for several days.

Robert DuBoise was freed in 2020 after DNA evidence cleared him in the 1983 rape and murder of a 19-year-old woman in Tampa.

For the first time outside of his home country, the Japanese filmmaker's work is being featured in a major retrospective at the brand-new Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles.

The government of Ethiopia is launching a new offensive to retake the Tigray region from separatist forces. The United Nations says the relief aid crisis is worsening there.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Marvia Jones of the Kansas City, Mo., Health Department about why she thinks there was a rise in homicides in 2020 and what can be done about it.

In the aftermath of damning testimony that its platforms harm children, the tech company outlined new safety features like prompting teens to take a break from Instagram.

Daniel Craig's tenure as James Bond is coming to an end with the release of No Time To Die. But with Amazon acquiring MGM, where does the 007 franchise go from here?

The wetlands damaged in southern California's oil spill had been restored decades ago, and are some of the last remaining in the area. Ecologists say damage from the recent spill will be long lasting.

A severe drought in California has meant lost crops for many wine country grape growers. But some are finding ways to adapt to the hot, dry conditions.

NPR's A Martínez talks to Amanda Carpenter, director of the Republicans for Voting Rights, about former president Trump, who was at a rally in Iowa, flanked by some of the biggest names in the GOP.

Tensions between China and Taiwan are once again on display. Over the weekend, both celebrated Oct. 10, or Double Ten Day. The two nations have different reasons for marking the date.

It's expected to be a big week for COVID-19 vaccines and boosters. Ballots are being counted in Iraq's parliamentary elections. China and Taiwan used a weekend occasion to heat up their rhetoric.

The agreement came as a paradigm shift after the U.N. and humanitarian groups criticized the relocation, saying the island is regularly submerged by monsoon rains and was not fit for habitation.

The nation's power grid shut down after two main power plants ran out of fuel on Saturday. Officials say operations are back to "normal," which means power will continue to be rationed.

New space companies are touting space tourism. But so far the final frontier has been the playground of the rich or famous, plus a few everyday folks who had a bit of luck.

A movement recast the second Monday in October as a day to appreciate the history of Indigenous communities. That visibility, say Native Americans, can help us see what else needs to change.

The new mandate compels health care workers, including doctors and pharmacists, to be fully vaccinated by December. Teachers and other education workers must be fully vaccinated by January.

NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Texas business owner Tiffany Williams, she's a co-owner of the Luggage Shop of Lubbock, about the impact of the Biden administration's trade strategy with China.

With so many colleges going virtual last year, many sophomores are on campus for the first time. But it's different — a lot still feel like freshman. Colleges set up programs to get them caught up.

Their work drew conclusions from unintended experiments, or so-called natural experiments — real events or policy changes that can be studied empirically to answer important questions in society.