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Colorado hospitals are on the verge of a crisis as COVID-19 cases are rising. New Mexico and Utah are not far behind.

The music we listen to varies according to the time of day, with qualities like tempo and danceability heightening later in the day, according to a data analysis of online music streaming habits.

According to the World Bank, 20-30% of Earth's carbon emissions come from agriculture. When possible, consumers can reduce their carbon imprint through food choices.

iBuyers buy homes online and turn around and sell them. But they concentrate in certain places, where houses can be priced pretty well using a computer algorithm.

Actor and filmmaker Kenneth Branagh made his name directing cinematic versions of Shakespeare, then Agatha Christie and Marvel movies. Now, with Belfast, he's made his most personal film.

Prosecutors say Ruggs was driving under the influence of alcohol at 156 mph when he slammed into a Toyota Rav4, killing a 23-year-old woman. If convicted, he could face as much as 50 years in prison.

U.S. climate envoy John Kerry told NPR the declaration spurs mutual accountability. "I'm absolutely convinced that that is the fastest, best way to get China to move from where it is today," he said.

Extreme weather is costing developing countries billions of dollars in damage. So they're seeking compensation from wealthier countries that have done the most to cause climate change.

F.W. de Klerk, South Africa's last apartheid-era president, has died at the age of 85. De Klerk shared the Nobel Peace Prize with Nelson Mandela in 1993, but always remained a divisive figure.

Low-income homeowners are often the target for city code violations. Nonprofits in Kansas City are asking to move away from a punitive code system and toward a restorative one driven by the community.

The abbreviated story of Martin Sostre, a revolutionary prisoner who challenged and changed the American prison system from his cell in solitary confinement.

The National Archives was due to deliver a first tranche of documents to the Democratic-led House panel on Friday.

After reducing or eliminating COVID restrictions as more people became vaccinated, many European countries are being forced to reverse course, as infections increase across the continent.

President Biden has declared the U.S. is back as a leader in combatting disastrous climate change. But after years of unfulfilled pledges, how do other countries view American leadership and promises?

In China, leadership has concluded a four-day meeting that endorsed Xi Jinping's vision for the country and signed off on a reassessment of the party's 100-year history.

One year after enduring a delay-plagued 2020 holiday season, the postmaster general says things will be different this time.

A new film chronicles what happens when a Chinese billionaire reopens a former General Motors plant in Ohio. John Powers says it's an old-school observational documentary in the very best sense.

In a speech to a group of world leaders gathered in Paris, Harris focused on inequality, saying the Biden administration's plans will help bridge economic gaps in America.

Elliot Ackerman served five tours in Iraq and Afghanistan, during which time, he says, he witnessed the absolute worst — as well as the absolute best — that human beings are capable of.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Matthew Luxmoore of Radio Free Europe about the growing migrant crisis on the border of Belarus and Poland.

Voters in three U.S. cities –- Minneapolis, St. Paul and Boston -– indicated their interest this week in controlling fast-rising housing prices using a contentious method: rent control.

Government departments are scrambling to figure out how to spend the $1 trillion in the infrastructure package. Some will go to existing grant programs, while others need to be created from scratch.

Scott Simon speaks with Sobia Sheikh, a math teacher in northwest Washington state, about teacher burnout.

The U.N. secretary-general warns the main goal of limiting global warming is "on life support." But Glasgow negotiators are making modest progress in their final hours.

The WikiLeaks founder and attorney Stella Moris began a relationship after Assange took refuge in the Ecuadorian Embassy in London in 2012. They have two sons together.