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The U.S. weighs sending 5,000 troops to Eastern Europe to counter Russia. COVID cases decline sharply in areas of the Northeast and Midwest. Sarah Palin faces off against The New York Times Monday.

The Run for the Roses is Saturday. David Greene talks to Mike Battaglia, who sets the morning line at Churchill Downs, about handicapping horses in the Kentucky Derby.

Newly released body camera footage shows the confusion among police at the Pennsylvania rally where a shooter attempted to assassinate former President Donald Trump.

Growing up in a progressive city, Ludwig van Beethoven embraced the ideals of the Enlightenment, the philosophical movement that shook Europe and helped shape the composer's music.

Lily King's new novel centers on a woman who's spent six years working on her own novel. It's a story of ambition — and what happens when the markers of adult achievement are slow to materialize.

In his first week back in office, President Donald Trump took action on things from immigration and the economy to health, foreign policy and many pardons.

Kristin Henderson, author of While They're at War: The True Story of American Families on the Homefront, talks to Michele Norris about the private sacrifices made by military families.

House Speaker John Boehner says he's ready to work with President Obama on a looming fiscal problem. The House has just weeks to negotiate over the scheduled higher tax rates and spending cuts called the "fiscal cliff." Steve Inskeep talks to Rep. Tom Cole of Oklahoma, a member of the House Republican leadership.

Missing the World Cup? Well the 2027 Women's World Cup is just around the corner. Host Juana Summers talks about that with former US national team star Megan Rapinoe.

Shinjiro Atae shared the personal revelation on Wednesday evening with an auditorium filled with thousands in Tokyo.

A powerful earthquake struck Christchurch, one of New Zealand's biggest cities, Tuesday at the height of a busy workday, toppling tall buildings and churches, crushing buses and killing at least 75 people in one of the country's worst natural disasters.

Among its demands for normalized relations, Cuba wants the U.S. to leave its naval station at Guantánamo Bay on the island’s southeastern tip. But the...

The economy is the central issue in this fall's campaign. But when you talk with people in Hillsborough County, a key swing area that includes Tampa, they link the economy to other issues, including race. In the diverse county, residents see race affecting them in different ways.

The question has been dividing educators, politicians and taxpayers for decades: When it comes to improving schools, does money matter?

For StoryCorps, a grandfather helps his grandson remember his father who was murdered in 2003.

At issue: Should ex-troops continue to face consequences for refusing the vaccine order, even though the order has been rescinded?

In this episode of the Invisibilia podcast, our hosts explore how it feels to be "in between," including the story of one woman who spends so much time daydreaming that it interferes with her life.

NPR's Scott Simon talks with Howard Bryant of Meadowlark Media about quarterback Aaron Rodgers' injury, the men's basketball World Cup, and rule changes in the NBA.

A steep sell-off has hurt many first-time investors who bought crypto last year, when Bitcoin and other digital currencies were hitting record highs.

Fresh Air's resident book critic selects her favorite reads from the year, including Patti Smith's moving memoir, a feminist slant on election season and a new history of labor unions.

Because her parents didn't register her Colorado birth, one young woman has been stateless ever since. But that is now changing.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with EU Ambassador to the U.S. Stavros Lambrinidis about the EU's response. An estimated 2.5 million refugees have fled Ukraine.

The relationship between Muslims living in France and their adopted homeland has long been a complicated one. Professor Jonathan Laurence of Boston College has studied that relationship and joins us to explain.

A hot, dry summer has made parts of one of Europe's most important waterways, the Rhine River, too shallow for fully laden ships to pass.

The interpreter is accused of using the superstar ballplayer's money to cover millions of dollars in alleged illegal bets. NPR's Michel Martin talks to ESPN investigative reporter Tisha Thompson.