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UN human rights experts say there are credible allegations that Ukrainian POWs have been tortured by Russian forces. Family members of some spoke to NPR about these cases.

House Speaker Mike Johnson wants to hold a vote as soon as this week on Republicans' massive tax and border security package. But internal splits make it unclear he has the votes to pass it.

UWF President Martha Saunders resigns amid escalating political tensions with Tallahassee and board turmoil tied to DeSantis appointments and GOP infighting.

For much of the past 14 years, Argentina has grappled with its international creditors over how much it has to pay them. A deadline set by the U.S. Supreme Court is coming up, a date that's expected to bring the dispute to a head.

From unlikely marriages (J-pop and metal? K-pop and hip-hop?) to a case of intoxicated ecstasy, five songs you can't miss hearing.

Protesters surrounded Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's home, and for a brief period forced government TV off the air. Steve Inskeep talks to Jon Boone, a correspondent for The Guardian in Islamabad.

NATO is scaling back cooperation with Russia to punish it for its annexation of Ukraine's Crimean peninsula. While the rhetoric is tough, Secretary Kerry is keeping the door open for negotiations.

A U.N. spokesman said Israeli tank shells hit the school Wednesday, killing 15 Palestinians and wounding 90. The agency is housing scores of people displaced by the fighting in schools across Gaza.

The decision reverses the use of consent decrees to ensure accountability of law enforcement agencies. It comes days before the anniversary of George Floyd's murder by a police officer.

"It's a new thing. I hope it will be accepted, but I'm not so sure," one resident says about women running for town council. "Here women who express themselves aren't seen as a good thing."

Sydney, Australia, is suffering under a blanket of smoke and officials are sounding air quality alerts because of vast wildfires in the area. And it's still early in the fire season. Steve Inskeep talks to Stuart Cohen for the latest.

James "Spider" Martin was assigned to photograph the protests in Alabama after civil rights activist Jimmie Lee Jackson was killed by state troopers.

In an order, the justices left in place a lower court order that so far has only required the Trump administration to pay contractors for foreign aid work that has already been completed — roughly $2 billion.

The Biden administration has given Ukraine permission to use certain U.S. weapons to strike inside of Russia near Kharkiv for “counter-fire purposes,” according to two U.S. officials.

Since opening its doors in October in downtown St. Augustine, hundreds of animal lovers have visited the site to give the capybaras head scratches. Reservations are booked several months in advance.

The city of Orlando is organizing three days for the visits, which start nine years after the mass shooting on June 12.

Sometimes called the father of freak-folk, the 83-year-old singer-songwriter lived, worked and died on his own terms.

The president announced he would raise tariffs on China to 125% "effective immediately" but said he was pausing big hikes on other U.S. trading partners to allow time for trade negotiations.

The Manhattan DA’s office started the investigation in 2018. It went to the Supreme Court twice to get Donald Trump’s tax records, and it wasinvestigated through two different DAs.

In a global economy, something called "substantial transformation" comes into play when the U.S. determines where a product is made.

Protests against the Trump administration's actions are planned for Presidents Day. Organizers say they are responding to "the anti-democratic and illegal actions of the Trump administration."

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Rep. Ted Deutch, D-Fla., who was in the closed hearing with former FBI Director James Comey.

Audubon of Florida and state wildlife officials remind beach-goers to stay away from nests, and keep dogs on leashes near or along the shoreline.

Russia went to the United Nations Security Council to argue against the possibility of U.S. air strikes against Syria — touching off another testy diplomatic confrontation.

The classified report sent to Congress, says the special forces team was retasked from a simple mission to a more dangerous one for which it was not equipped or trained — without notifying higher-ups.