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An NPR reporter covering the Olympics in Milan takes us on cultural side quests, to a hospitality house and a candy store.

Iran and the United States leaned into gunboat diplomacy Thursday, with Tehran holding drills with Russia and the Americans bringing another aircraft carrier closer to the Mideast.

In Kyiv, dance parties on a frozen river keep spirits — and bodies — warm after Russian strikes shattered Ukraine's energy grid.

The order did not identify the judge in question but two sources familiar with the process told NPR it is U.S. District Judge Lydia Kay Griggsby, a Biden appointee.

President Trump has invited scores of nations to join his Board of Peace, but so far the reaction has been tentative.

Doctors and public health officials are concerned about the drop in health alerts from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention since President Trump returned for a second term.

More than 100 wildfires are actively burning across Florida, with the largest greatest impacts reported across the northern part of the state.

A fascination with AI bots, made with a program called OpenClaw, is sweeping China.

When was the last time you saw a payphone? For most people it's probably been a while. In California, there are more than 2000 working payphones. A game challenges the public to find them.

Uthmeier accused the Tampa Police Department of having "sanctuary policies" regarding immigration enforcement.

Literary scholar Robert Alter says he didn't think the existing English translations of the Bible did justice to the original Hebrew. So he spent nearly a quarter century writing his own — by hand.

The Americans, whose captain Hilary Knight is leading a generation of thrilling young talent, are undefeated through six games at the Olympics — and they're outscoring their opponents 31 to 1.

The new law also punishes individuals and schools that give "material support" to or promotes designated groups.

The Guttmacher Institute has a new analysis on how many abortions happened in 2025.

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to John McLaughlin, former deputy director of the CIA, about what effect the handling of the whistleblower complaint will have on the intelligence community.

Iran's threats to close the strategic Strait of Hormuz have caused oil markets to gyrate, but few think Iran can really deliver on its threat. Also, Gulf states are reassured by promises of international military assistance.

A group of Ukrainian musicians is touring the world to remind people that thousands of Ukrainian children have been kidnapped by Russia.

The UAE, billed as a global luxury destination, has received the bulk of Iran's attacks in the region so far.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio attended a meeting of NATO foreign ministers which began just a day after President Trump announced worldwide tariffs which will affect the U-S's closest allies.

Ever get frustrated by how many emails you get from stores and brands? Of all the forms of marketing, email has one of the highest returns on investment.

For many people, Easter is about church, easter egg hunts, and cakes baked in the shape of a lamb. It's not clear exactly when the tradition started, but in Central Europe there are lamb-shaped pans that date back centuries.

Thousands of New Yorkers annually retrace firefighter Stephen Siller's last steps. On Sept. 11, 2001, Siller found himself on the wrong side of the Battery Tunnel. Though he was off duty, he joined a firefighting squad at Ground Zero and his family never saw him again.

Widespread demonstrations erupted in Istanbul over the weekend, after a Turkish court ordered the arrest of the mayor, a main political rival or President Erdogan, on corruption charges.

Activists sailing on dozens of boats attempting to break Israel's blockade of the Gaza Strip to deliver aid say Israeli forces intercepted them, detaining the crews while the flotilla was sailing near the Greek island of Crete.