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Russia watches from the sidelines as its partner Iran comes under attack, but the Kremlin anticipates a windfall with rising oil prices.

President Trump fired Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem Thursday and said he wants Republican Sen. Markwayne Mullin of Oklahoma to replace her.

As President Trump's Board of Peace prepares to meet for the first time Thursday, he says the group has raised $5 billion for Gaza reconstruction. But key challenges remain.

Petra Rivera-Rideau, co-author of the Bad Bunny Syllabus and the new book P FKN R, says the Puerto Rican artist often wields joy as resistance.

NPR’s Scott Simon speaks with national security expert, Andrea Kendall-Taylor, after officials warn that Russia is stepping up a campaign of covert sabotage across Europe.

It's rainy season in Mexico City, some streets are flooded and yet for many the taps are still dry.

The Oscar-nominated Iranian screenwriter Mehdi Mahmoudian was arrested after condemning the regime's crackdown on protesters, which director Jafar Panahi says represents the actions of a "failed state."

Attorney General Pam Bondi testified on Capitol Hill Wednesday before House lawmakers in a frequently combative hearing.

Following a Supreme Court ruling that rejected about half of President Trump's tariffs, U.S. businesses question whether refunds are coming their way.

Retired Lt. Gen. Mark Hertling gives his perspective on the objectives of the U.S. military and how long the war may last.

The statistical model considers angler behavior as a factor in predicting the probability of exceeding fishing quotas.

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Emmy Martin from The Chronicle of Higher Education about what the Epstein files have revealed about his links to higher education.

His sinister, surreal vision of America made him a leading counterculture auteur — with movies such as Blue Velvet, Wild at Heart and Mulholland Drive, and the groundbreaking TV series Twin Peaks.

In eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, as government troops and militia allies battle Rwanda-backed M23 rebels for control of mineral-rich land, civilians pay the price in a brutal war.

An NPR investigation has found that the public database of Epstein files is missing dozens of pages related to sexual abuse accusations against President Trump.

Facing rough poll numbers, President Trump has a lot at stake for the State of the Union address. Here's how other presidents have handled the moment.

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Vali Nasr, a professor of Middle East studies at Johns Hopkins University, about nuclear negotiations between the U.S. and Iran.

After the Supreme Court declared the emergency tariffs illegal, the refund process will be messy and will go to businesses first.

A bipartisan effort in Congress to restrain immigration enforcement tactics is flailing. It wouldn't be the first time recently that lawmakers pledged to find consensus, only for negotiations to fail.

Despite President Trump's aim to make health care a "Republican issue" for the midterms, his speech left out scientific research, MAHA, abortion and rural health, among other issues.

Singer and musician Willow released her seventh full-length album Petal Rock Black as complete surprise, continuing defy expectations with her music.

The U.S. has new laws that could make it easier to prosecute war crimes in other countries — something spurred by the war in Ukraine.

We look at what Senator Thom Tillis' decision to not run for re-election means for North Carolina politics, and for Democratic dreams to capture that seat in 2026.

New Jersey has banned drivers from pumping their own gas since 1949. But high gas prices and a shortage of station attendants have renewed calls to lift the ban.

Researchers found a tiny bottle from ancient Rome that contained fecal residue and traces of aromatics, offering evidence that poop was used medicinally more than 2,000 years ago.