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As Pakistan's new parliament held its first session Monday, many saw the ceremony as highly symbolic. For now, power seems to be shifting from embattled President Pervez Musharraf to opposition lawmakers.

A record high number of Americans are putting off medical care because of costs, according to a recent Gallup Poll. It comes as inflation and rising rents make it harder for people to make ends meet.

Some LA Uber and Lyft drivers went on strike on Monday to protest Uber's driver rate change in advance of Lyft's IPO on Friday. NPR's David Greene speaks to Nicole Moore, one of the striking drivers.

EMILY's List President Laphonza Butler talks to NPR's Rachel Martin about the midterm election results. The group's mission is to elect Democratic pro-choice women into office.

NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with Tamerra Griffin of The Athletic about Sunday's Euro Cup final between Spain and England.

The first night of the Democratic National Convention was a tribute to President Biden's accomplishments in office, roughly one month after he ended his re-election bid.

The podcast Parched, from Colorado Public Radio, looks at the Colorado River, the people who rely on the river, and those who have ideas to save it.

An earmark linked to lobbyist Jack Abramoff threatens the political career of Montana Sen. Conrad Burns. Burns helped steer money to a wealthy tribe from Michigan that employed Abramoff. At the same, the impoverished Blackfeet tribe of Montana says the senator ignored its plight.

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.

The Tony-Award-winning actress, the latest to play the titular role of Dolly Levi on Broadway, describes what she brought to an enduring musical.

After writing biographies of Charles Dickens and Mary Wollstonecraft, Tomalin turned to memoir. Her new work tells of her conflicting desires to have children and to lead a meaningful working life.

Swift's 12th studio album returns to her pop roots, with lots of love-struck lyrics and upbeat melodies. But it's also a warning about the darker side of an industry she has battled — and bested.

There's an effort on Capitol Hill to increase funding for the Nonprofit Security Grant Program, which awards funding to houses of worship to harden their defenses. In 2024, roughly a third of those who applied actually received funding.

The U.S. and NATO are supplying Ukraine with increasingly powerful and sophisticated weapons. Will the West sustain this level of military support as the war grinds on?

Generations of listeners have celebrated the signature songs of the artist who died this week at 81. But Withers' greater catalog reveals a man who stuck to his beliefs in the face of the pop machine.

Dozens of countries will compete in the Eurovision grand final on Saturday. Electronic duo Tvorchi is representing Ukraine, which won last year. They spoke to NPR about their journey to Liverpool.

When Lauren Miller found out one of her twins had a fatal condition, she discovered her doctors in Texas would only say: You need to leave the state. She went to Colorado for a selective reduction.

NPR's Elissa Nadworny speaks with Harry Litman, a law professor and former DOJ official, about the upcoming hearings from the committee investigating the attack on the U.S. Capitol.

Climate change, technological leaps, panicked insurers, the shifting sense of responsibility: All are powering the still-nascent, but fast-growing industry of preparing homes for wildfires.

Ukraine has been collecting the bodies of dead Russians left behind pushed Russian forces back from Kharkiv weeks ago. Two brothers from an outside village are helping unbury the dead.

NPR's Ina Jaffe and Sonari Glinton were at the LA Auto Show this week. They spoke with NPR's Scott Simon about new cars that have been designed with older drivers in mind.

Syrians say civilians were killed and wounded during the U.S. raid on ISIS leader Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi. That contradicts the account by the U.S. military, which says it's looking into the matter.

"If we want to make media better then we've got to start consuming better media," says open-source-Internet activist Clay Johnson. His new book, The Information Diet, makes the case for more "conscious consumption" of news and information.

After weeks of silence, Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis filed a motion admitting to having a relationship with prosecutor Nathan Wade.

NPR's Scott Simon and sportswriter Howard Bryant preview Sunday's Super Bowl game, as well as the Winter Olympics.