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How is the U.S. reshaping relations with longtime allies in Europe? NPR speaks with Alexandra de Hoop Scheffer, president of the German Marshall Fund of the United States.

The Food and Drug Administration says it's going to get tougher on vaccines, blaming the deaths of at least 10 children on the COVID-19 vaccines.

The United Auto Workers has not made a presidential endorsement yet. The union is also engaging in contentious negotiations with automakers.

Even setting aside the investigations by special counsel Robert Mueller and other federal prosecutors, Washington had more than its usual list of scandals in 2018.

USF's plan to turn their Claw golf course into the Fletcher District — a destination for students, faculty and staff — continues to move forward.

President Trump will hold a rally in Pennsylvania Tuesday, where he's expected to talk about his administration's efforts to address two major concerns for voters: the economy and affordability.

The agreement aims to resolve a yearslong standoff between the popular social media platform and the U.S. government over national security concerns tied to China's parent company, ByteDance.

Every December, thousands of runners gather in a small northern Maine town to run a marathon through the frigid woods. The race started as an unlikely way to stoke the town's economy.

Many questions still remain about a data leak of classified documents related to the war in Ukraine and intelligence from other nations.

As nuclear talks with Iran approach a deadline, the U.S. must ease sanctions enough in order to make a deal with Iran while not letting it off the hook completely.

Could it be the biggest upset in tennis history? Roberta Vinci beat Serena Williams in the semifinals of the U.S. Open. Vinci and fellow Italian will face off in the final on Saturday.

NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Sergey Radchenko of the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies about Russia's claim to have captured the eastern Ukrainian town of Soledar.

Fire departments have tried to diversify their ranks for years with only modest success. The profession remains overwhelmingly white and male. One California training program is trying to change that.

The deadly attack on U.S. forces in Syria underscores the challenges facing the new Syrian president one year into his rule of the fractious nation.

A special election in what should be a safe seat for Republicans has proven to be more competitive than expected as polls close Tuesday.

In October, the National Institutes of Health reported an increased risk of hormone-related cancers in people who use hair straightening chemicals, which are often Black women.

Sisters Shanita Baraka Akintonde and Danielle Tavon Bishop remember their mother, Mary Catherine Bishop, and their final moments with her.

Lawmakers in many states will be returning to their state capitols in the New Year with a vastly different legal landscape surrounding abortion rights than one year ago.

President Trump is facing backlash for how his administration has handled the promised release of evidence surrounding the life and death of disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein.

Is the trillion-dollar AI investment boom completely irrational? Google head Sundar Pichai thinks so, telling the BBC that there are "elements of irrationality" — yet Wall Street continues to invest.

We discuss just what is going on with all these no-hitters in the MLB, the start of NBA playoffs, and how the Summer Olympics will move ahead despite a pandemic-induced state of emergency in Tokyo.

Tech giant Nvidia reported blockbuster earnings Wednesday, fueling both cheers and fears about Wall Street's ballooning AI investments.

Nobel winners Olga Tokarczuk and Peter Handke bring us a reissue and a new book respectively this week. Also, a story from a fictional African country and a commentary on beauty.

With the government shutdown over, we take a look at what's next in Congress in the coming weeks.

Ecuadorians will vote Sunday on whether to reverse a constitutional ban and allow foreign military bases back in the country, as part of the fight against drug trafficking.