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Dear White People follows the stories of four black students at a prestigious, majority white college, where racial tensions are threatening to bring chaos to the campus.

As Russia's war on Ukraine grinds on, so too does life for Ukrainians who still live in Kyiv. We examine how people in the capital city are adapting to life under war a month into Russia's invasion.

Homer Laughlin China Co. has been making the brightly colored Fiesta dishes for decades at its factory on the banks of the Ohio River. And it's still going strong.

The Thursday evening shooting in a downtown area packed with people in bars and restaurants caused scenes of mass panic in the heart of the city. It was the fourth deadly attack in three weeks.

The ongoing protests highlight the dramatic fall of Sri Lanka's most powerful political dynasty in decades to a family grasping to retain power.

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with economy reporter Chabeli Carrazana from The 19th News about women whose spouses and children have died of COVID struggling to seek benefits from Social Security offices.

In 1959, Robert Frank's The Americans dramatically altered how photographers looked through viewfinders and how Americans saw themselves.

Some analysts and producers say the entertainment industry is struggling because of the corporatization of movie and TV studios. The pressure to keep stock prices and revenues up contributes to less risk-taking on the screen.

As the supernatural enjoys a pop culture resurgence — from vampires to fairy tales — there's also been a firestorm of fascination with dragons, who appear this year in two movies, a new book, video games and a Washington, D.C. museum exhibit. Allison Keyes explores the mystical creatures' appeal.

Political editor Ken Rudin makes a prediction on who John Kerry will pick as his running mate.

Experts say federal immigration agents' skills are a dangerous mismatch for urban settings such as the Twin Cities

Nuclear power plants around the country are running out of room to store spent fuel. Federal plans for a permanent disposal site are stalled, so private companies come up with their own solutions.

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Republican strategist Ryan Williams about the current state of the GOP presidential race and Nikki Haley's recent gains.

NPR's Michel Martin asks Kim Wehle, a law professor and constitutional scholar, what might happen next in the cases of James Comey and Letitia James.

Angela Merkel was dubbed Germany's "climate chancellor" for ditching nuclear power. But centuries-old villages are being bulldozed to make way for open-pit brown coal mines.

It's peak season for retail sales — and for retail theft, which stores say has become more frequent and brazen. Their complaints have led to new efforts to try to stop the wave of retail theft.

Rivian plans to make battery-powered trucks and SUVs in a former auto plant in central Illinois. But it will face some challenges as Americans have been slow to adopt electric vehicles.

Bill Steiger, who served in the George W. Bush and first Trump administrations, reflects on the past year's changes in the U.S. role — and on his new job as head of Malaria No More.

In nearly two dozen interviews, Houstonians expressed everything from admiration and relief to skepticism and dread following the seizure of leader Nicolás Maduro.

Two explosions took place in short order at the finish line of Monday's race as runners were still coming through. Many serious injuries and at least three deaths have been confirmed. The FBI is leading the investigation through the joint terror task force.

After months of jury selection, the Fulton County case against the influential rapper known as Young Thug has begun in Atlanta. Prosecutors are using his lyrics as evidence in the racketeering case.

High-speed rail traffic to Paris was disrupted by what officials described as “criminal actions” and sabotage.

Launched in August, the Maersk McKinney Moller is the first of a new class of megaships. It's 20 stories high and a quarter-mile long. NPR's Jackie Northam hopped on board in Poland.

Colorado's Senate race is heating up with the entry of a well-regarded Republican challenger. Colorado is also the model for Democratic voter mobilization efforts in battleground states nationwide.

James Holzhauer is destroying records on Jeopardy. He's also dominating a battle with Kenny Malone of NPR's Planet Money podcast.