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China has called for a ceasefire in Ukraine, and for peace talks between Kyiv and Moscow.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with the Associated Press' Joe Federman about the Israeli raid that killed at least 11 people in Nablus and injured scores more.

The Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny is calling for a boycott of next year's Presidential election, after he was banned from running against President Vladimir Putin.

Two weeks after a toxic train derailment in Ohio, the cleanup continues. The EPA says Norfolk Southern will be responsible for the damage and all related costs of affected residents and businesses.

"At this point, we're being manipulated by the Russians at very little cost to them. Things pop up, and we go into a frenzy," Thomas Graham of Kissinger Associates tells NPR in a rare interview.

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Johns Hopkins professor Sergey Radchenko about how Russian President Vladimir Putin's speech will be received by Russian citizens.

When the two presidents meet Friday, the world will be looking for clues to the future of the fraught U.S.-Russian relationship. "Putin needs the meeting more than Trump," says one Russia expert.

Consumers began 2023 with a surprisingly strong spending spree, but businesses aren't sure it will last. People's spending will play a big role in shaping the economic outlook and future of inflation.

Heavy snow and high winds are causing blizzard conditions in the Upper Midwest. It's the latest stage of a three-day storm that's placed over half the country under winter weather warnings.

Close to 16 million American households — nearly 14 percent of households — receive food stamps. Who are they and how would a cut affect them? Robert Siegel puts those questions to Stacy Dean from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities.

Tenn. Gov. Bill Lee signed a bill banning drag performances the same afternoon he signed a ban on youth gender-affirming care. Advocates say some are asking whether staying in the state is worth it.

For a world hell-bent on erasing the memory of the last three years, Paramore approaches hard times with a refreshing sense of self.

Three representatives from Texas voted against Kevin McCarthy to be speaker of the House. All represent different parts of the state but they stood united against McCarthy until Friday afternoon.

NPR's Life Kit has tips for getting rid of clutter for a fresh start to the new year.

The NFL kicked off its first game-packed Sunday after Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin suffered a cardiac arrest and collapsed on the field Monday night.

The problems stemming from burst water pipes were happening in large, troubled water systems such as Jackson, Miss., where residents were required over Christmas to boil water.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with reporter Simeon Tegel about efforts to evacuate tourists trapped in and around Lima, Peru, as protesters block main roads after the former president's ousting.

They include reducing the amount of time people have to remove damaged boats from waterways and to provide uniform requirements for local governments about debris-removal contracts.

After the shocking cardiac arrest of Damar Hamlin on Monday, the NFL will try and play games this weekend, but will not finish the game in which he collapsed.

In 2022, a panel of health experts recommended that doctors screen all adults 65 and under for anxiety disorders. There are pros and cons to universal screening and treatments for anxiety.

Syrians say they're facing worse economic hardship than at any other time during more than a decade of civil war — even though the president's regime has solidified its hold on much of the country.

Ben Watt is a singer and DJ, best known for being in the British pop duo Everything but the Girl. Now, he's back with a new album and a book that gives an inside look at his complicated relationship with his parents.

Next month Ireland will hold early elections. NPR's Noel King talks to Hugh Linehan, who hosts the Irish Times Inside Politics podcast, about the short election cycle.

Laurie Levenson, a former federal prosecutor and professor at Loyola Law School, talks with Scott Simon about the new charges against R. Kelly and Jeffrey Epstein.

With winter settled in, going outside means frigid temperatures, early darkness and rain or snow. That can make it hard to get out to exercise. NPR's Life Kit has tips on how to work out in the cold.