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International aid groups are struggling to provide relief across Sudan. Mohanad El Belal, co-founder of Khartoum Aid Kitchen, shares how some local kitchens are stepping in to feed hungry civilians.

The traditional press corps at the Defense Department has been replaced with an unusual assortment of far right media personalities and outlets. The Pentagon held it's first press briefing for them.

Nutritionists agree reducing the amount of sugar people consume would be good for the Nation's health. But the plan to block people from using food assistance to buy soda is getting mixed reviews.

For the first time, NATO allowed journalists to witness its annual nuclear exercise, a once-secret event that now serves as both a show of transparency and a message of deterrence toward Russia.

The world's Muslims are preparing for the holy month of Ramadan, a time of fasting and prayer. In Cairo, that means shopping for gifts and buying decorations to get into the spirit of the holy month.

The man accused of killing Charlie Kirk is being held without bail in a Utah jail. Steve Futterman has the latest on the investigation.

Planet Money buys a "biodiversity credit" and travels to the Andean cloud forest in Colombia — to see how these credits work, and if they can really help save threatened species.

Two collections that deal with the war in Gaza are competing at the National Book Awards. The poets discuss poetry's power in times of great suffering and what the awards mean for Palestinian voices.

Nearly 35 years after the Americans with Disabilities Act was signed, many curb ramps and sidewalks are still not suitable for wheelchairs. An Indiana program helps children navigate these obstacles.

Four years after the police shooting of Jacob Blake put Kenosha, Wisconsin in the national spotlight over racial justice in policing, the Trump campaign is still courting voters there on the issue of law-and-order. The message is resonating with some voters but not others.

Conservative Christian leaders say winning over young women is a priority. Kathryn Post of Religion News Service explains how groups like Turning Point USA are responding.

Minnesota state and city leaders condemned the Trump administration's immigration crackdown in Minneapolis following Wednesday's fatal shooting of a 37-year-old woman by an ICE agent.

New Mexico officials have re-opened an old criminal investigation and formed a legislative committee to look into allegations of abuse at the 10,000-acre ranch owned by Jeffrey Epstein.

Sleepover camps are seen as an American tradition. But the deaths of so many children at Camp Mystic during the Texas floods have led some parents to question the safety of the camps.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio meets with Pope Leo after critical comments by President Trump.

The response of Londoners to Thursday's bombings prompted comparisons to life in the British capital during World War II and the time of the Blitz, when London was bombed by German planes. Guest host Sheilah Kast talks with veteran BBC correspondent Charles Wheeler about life in London during the Blitz.

Deborah Thompson is a point person on Iowa's response to the opioid epidemic. Earlier this year, she revealed a more immediate connection to the crisis: her husband, who fatally overdosed on heroin.

Late-night comedy talk shows have been forced to work without audiences. Hosts like Stephen Colbert and Jimmy Kimmel are doing shows from home — some more successfully than others.

In a wide-ranging and long interview, President-elect Donald Trump tells TIME Magazine his priorities for the first days of his second time at the presidency.

Violent conflicts that have continued through the holiday season have left many seeking solace. Rabbi and author Harold Kushner says one source that could help people of different faiths is Psalm 23, the famous "the Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want" psalm. Hear Kushner and NPR's Jacki Lyden.

Actress Helen Mirren has played countless royals — Cleopatra, Queen Charlotte, Queen Elizabeth I and II. It's no coincidence. Aristocracy is in the blood. Even the working class women in her family were "queenly," she says.

In the second of a series of reports on mentoring, Slate contributor Eric Liu talks with Major League Baseball pitching coach Bryan Price of the Seattle Mariners about how to throw balls that make batters miss.

When Craig Ferguson dropped out of high school at age 16, he had no idea what he wanted to do with his life. In his new memoir, American On Purpose, Ferguson chronicles the story of his life, from Glasgow, to big time comedy, to becoming host of CBS's Late Late Show.

When actor Evan Handler — best known as Charlotte's husband on Sex and the City — was 23 years old, he was diagnosed with leukemia and given six months to live. In a new memoir It's Only Temporary, he chronicles his journey from the hospital to HBO.

Judith Fox's new book of photographs is an intimate portrait of a loved one's submergence into Alzheimer's. I Still Do is a chronicle of her husband's journey with the disease.