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What the latest news from Lebanon means for President Biden's attempt to ease the conflict in the Middle East. Also, early voting is underway. Which political party has a better ground game?

Mutombo spent his retirement on humanitarian causes. He spoke nine languages and founded the Dikembe Mutombo Foundation, concentrating on improving the quality of life for people in the Congo.

For the first time since 1996, both major parties have picked a veteran for vice president — a fact that some veterans' groups are hoping it leads to greater understanding of military and vet issues.

Administration officials pushed for big changes to the nation's legal immigration system in 2019 — from a dramatic shift on asylum claims at the border, to restrictions on who can get a green card.

President Trump leaves for a three-day trip to London on Monday. But as former President Clinton's 1998 impeachment drama showed, there's little refuge from the political storm — even overseas.

The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration is shutting down two of its hard-won offices in China, a move that comes even as the agency struggles to disrupt the flow of precursor chemicals.

As America celebrates its 248th birthday, planning is already underway for the celebration of its 250th. NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Rosie Rios, of the planning commission, America250.

The U.S. government and private sector are trying to solve a thorny problem. North Korean IT workers and hackers are infiltrating Fortune 500 companies to fund the regime's nuclear weapons program.

The mother of the suspect had called the Georgia high school before the fatal shooting of four people, warning staff of an “extreme emergency” involving her son, a relative told the Washington Post.

After years of playing in makeshift areas, USF opened the Esports Living Lab in time for the fall semester. So far, it’s been going well.

NPR visits the Sikh Temple of Wisconsin in Oak Creek, where a white supremacist mass shooting took place 12 years ago.

Weekend Edition Saturday Host Scott Simon talks with bioethicist Arthur Caplan of New York University about Thursday's Supreme Court ruling that isolated human genes may not be patented — and the implications for that ruling.

Jeff Landry's victory marked a huge win for Republicans in Louisiana. The Democratic Party, which held the office for the past eight years, is going back to the drawing board.

A small cadre of officers is responsible for keeping America's nukes on alert 24/7. Here's a peek into their world, and what it takes to do the job.

The crisis in Haiti, the exodus and elections in Venezuela, immigration legislation at home — academic Anthony Pereira discusses the pivotal events that shaped Latin America in the past year, and where those issues may go in 2024.

The singer and actor's lawsuit against Nigel Lythgoe is the latest in a string of high-profile cases filed right before portions of California's Sexual Abuse and Cover Up Accountability Act expire.

Maine's Democratic secretary of state removed former President Donald Trump from the state's presidential primary ballot. An Israeli airstrike killed at least 20 Palestinians in southern Gaza.

"This is the first time that this has happened in recent years," said Martin Griffiths of the United Nations, about the reduced ask. Why in a time of greater need is the U.N. lowering its appeal?

The Florida Man Games made its debut Saturday in St. Augustine, with a dozen teams competing in events inspired by some of Florida's most harrowing and hilarious headlines.

When Walter Mugwe was a teenager in Nairobi, he was angry, frustrated — and getting into trouble. Then came yoga. Now he's 30. Is the practice still his passion?

A mass kidnapping in Algeria and an Islamist rebellion in Mali underscore Western concerns that the regional security situation is deteriorating. Both France and the U.S. have compelling interests in propping up Mali's fragile government against extremists, but stabilizing the country could prove a difficult task.

The Texas Supreme Court has ruled against Kate Cox, a pregnant woman who challenged the state's abortion restrictions. NPR's Michel Martin speaks with her attorney, Molly Duane.

The environmental agency has proposed permits that would allow oil companies to continue releasing contaminated wastewater onto the Wind River Reservation in central Wyoming. NPR found last year that the EPA has been allowing oil companies to send so much wastewater onto dry land that it was creating raging streams.

Dozens of makeshift centers were built and now stand empty. Now authorities want to revive a stagnating economy and attract young workers to cities by turning the structures into affordable housing.

On Sunday, South Sudan marks six years as independent country. Between its civil war and humanitarian crisis, things are so bad that anniversary celebrations were canceled.