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Tensions between the U.S. and Russia over Ukraine seem to have ratcheted up.

Steve Harvey is a sitcom star, an accomplished comedian and a best-selling author. But that doesn't mean there aren't plenty of people who have never heard of him.

After watching Encanto for the first time, I called the soundtrack "forgettable." So I went back and tried to figure out what I was missing.

As Russian troops threaten to invade Ukraine, the U.S. publicizes what it says are Russian attempts to sow disinformation. The goal is to undermine Russian claims that might be used to provoke a war.

In 1995, Scott Simon interviewed artists associated with the "Outsider" school -- including Mose Tolliver and his daughter, Annie -- for Weekend Edition Saturday. We include a partial transcript.

Of the films you saw last year, it's likely that fewer than 10 percent were directed by women — which makes it remarkable that seven movies now in theaters have women's names above the credits.

IBM has unveiled a computer that will match its wits against human contestants on the TV quiz show Jeopardy. David Ferrucci, an artificial intelligence researcher for IBM and project director of "Watson," the system that will compete on the popular game show, says "Watson" is "pretty close" to being competitive with Jeopardy's grand champions.

Congressional Democrats have a list of demands to reform Immigration and Customs Enforcement. But tensions between the two parties are high and the timeline is short — the stopgap bill funding DHS runs out Friday.

The Washington Post embarked on severe cuts despite appeals by the newsroom to owner Jeff Bezos. The paper is to narrow its focus largely to politics and national security.

Texas' U.S. Senate is grappling with how immigration enforcement should look like ahead of its primary elections.

California fire victims say they're struggling to rebuild because insurance payouts have been slow or insufficient. Some lawmakers say home insurance is failing those facing climate change.

When the Paralympics begin in Italy, one sport that won't be in the competition is women's para ice hockey. But after a successful World Championships, players hope it could be added in the future.

President Trump tweeted the North Korean news that it was suspending nuclear tests was "big progress." Agreeing to meet with Kim Jong Un was a gamble for Trump, but so far it seems to be paying off.

There's a sustained boom in small business creation in America. We look into what types of new businesses are booming and why this kind of trend has meant economic growth in the past.

Amid NIH funding delays, clawbacks and uncertainty, a scientist at Harvard who studies breast cancer has lost one third of her lab employees and wonders if she can continue her research experiments.

NYU Law School professor Melissa Murray and co-author of The Trump Indictments: The Historic Charging Documents with Commentary talks with NPR's Scott Detrow about Trump's hush money trial verdict.

A Minneapolis knitting shop has resurrected the design of a Norwegian cap worn to protest Nazi occupation. Its owner says the money raised from hat pattern sales will support the local immigrant community.

Most analysts think the world currently makes more oil than it needs — and the kind of oil abundant in Venezuela is a particularly hard-to-refine type of crude. So would U.S. companies even want it?

What's next for the U.S. engagement in Venezuela? President Trump says the U.S. will run the country for now, but there are no American troops or diplomats in the country.

The upheaval to the federal workforce in 2025 drove tens of thousands of federal employees to leave their jobs. One former employee of the Veterans Health Administration reflects on the year.

Some Olympic athletes are heading to Italy next month for their third, fourth or even fifth shot at gold. They are working "smarter not harder" and trading on their instincts honed over time.

This weekend's winter storm brought a lot of heavy, wet snow to parts of the country, which makes shoveling a tougher task. Cardiologist Dr. John Osborne talks about the health risks of shoveling.

Members of the St. Petersburg City Council want to pause negotiations over the redevelopment of Tropicana Field. They're concerned the city has no updated plan for the 84-acre Historic Gas Plant district.

How does the killing of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar change the prospects for a negotiation with Israel, and what is the next step for Hamas? NPR's Leila Fadel talks with Khaled Elgindy, senior fellow at the Middle East Institute.

Nearly 280 filmmakers entered the Internet Archive's annual contest celebrating creative freedom without copyright restrictions.