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A long-awaited U.S.-brokered peace deal between DR Congo and Rwanda will be signed in Washington on Thursday — but the reality on the ground tells a different story.

As Venezuela braces for potential U.S. military intervention, residents at the Colombia border tell NPR about their fears and hopes.

In a rare rebuke, more than a dozen former workers of the powerful data-mining and surveillance company say the firm's work with the Trump administration violates the company's founding principles.

U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff is in Moscow to present the latest version of the Ukraine peace plan to Russian President Vladimir Putin Tuesday.

Deion Sanders, the University of Colorado's new football coach, is turning the program from notorious basement dweller to the hottest ticket in the NCAA. (Story aired on ATC on Sept. 18, 2023.)

More than three weeks after the deadly wildfires on Maui, what health support are survivors needing, and how are they getting it at a community level?

The judge overseeing the election conspiracy case against former President Donald Trump says she intends to set a trial date at a hearing Monday.

At the G20 this week, President Biden wants to beef up the World Bank as a way to counter China's Belt and Road initiative. But it's tricky, because China is a key part of the World Bank.

President Biden will speak Tuesday to world leaders at the United Nations General Assembly in New York. An important issue is support for a Ukraine defending itself against Russia.

Blinken says America has Israel's back in its fight against Hamas — but what are the diplomatic goals he hopes to achieve on this vital trip?

The Federal Reserve is widely expected to hold interest rates steady on Wednesday. But investors will be on the lookout for any signals about what comes next.

UK's parliament votes Tuesday on revisions to a controversial plan to deport undocumented migrants to Rwanda. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak faces revolt from hardliners in his own party.

NPR's Scott Simon and ESPN's Michele Steele discuss the Los Angeles Dodgers' billion dollar offseason, a pigskin holiday feast, and how everyone in the NFL missed Brock Purdy.

NPR's Scott Simon talks with Michele Steele of ESPN about Shohei Othani's elbow injury, a sexual misconduct controversy in Spanish soccer, and the men's basketball World Cup.

The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee is targeting an expanded list of Republican House seats in next year's midterms. NPR talks with Rep. Suzan DelBene of Washington state, who chairs the DCCC.

Peruvians go to the polls Sunday to elect their next president amid a conservative shift in Latin America. The daughter of a former dictator, a far-right senator, could win.

After nearly a year at sea, the USS Ford is finally home. That means the crew can take some well-earned leave, but it also means plumbing problems on the $13 billion carrier can be fixed.

Two recent judicial rulings create more obstacles for President Trump's slated $1.8 billion anti-weaponization fund.

Israel expands its invasion of Lebanon capturing a strategic hilltop as U.S. talks aimed at ending the war with Iran appear to be in limbo.

With five months to go until the general election, how are Republicans running for office explaining to voters why they should retain control of Congress?

The Trump administration has imposed tough restrictions in response to hantavirus and Ebola, including quarantine orders and travel bans. That's despite past criticism of many COVID measures.

Amid what some researchers call a "friendship recession," a cafe in southeastern Washington hosts "speed friending" -- like speed dating but to find platonic pals.

Western countries fear Israel's ground offensive in Lebanon aims to force them to act on disarming Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah, increasing tensions and urgency for a diplomatic solution.

Iran has imposed a near-total internet blackout as the war with the U.S. and Israel rages on. Some Iranians are sending voice memos to share a glimpse of what life is like inside the country.

In China, some EV owners have the option to swap out a low battery for a fully charged one, instead of waiting at a charging station. The whole process only takes about three minutes.