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Twenty-two-year-old Simone Fratus is sitting in a computer lab at the Art Institute of Tampa, doing homework with a friend."Right now, I have on…

NASA has postponed Discovery's return until Tuesday due to weather concerns. The crew will have several landing opportunities at Kennedy Space Center in Florida, Edwards Air Force Base and White Sands Space Harbor. Here's a look at what the crew's been up to, and information on possible landing opportunities.

Having broken from its past as a Soviet republic, Kazakhstan is now a proud country with an up-and-coming economy and a desire to be a player on the world stage. Neighbor China seems to be offering what Kazakhstan wants: investment and political ties. But many worry about losing Kazakhstan's identity.

In Port Sudan, Jeddah, Aswan and Cairo, people have sought safety from the fighting in Khartoum. After making difficult decisions and journeys, the biggest challenges for many are only beginning.

This week, incoming House speaker Chris Sprowls published a list of proposed rule changes for the chamber during his two-year term.

The Trump administration calls this an "economic D-Day" on Iran. Iran vows to respond to fresh sanctions in a "seismic manner."

Jerry Craft published the Newbury award-winning graphic novel New Kid in 2019. The novel focuses on the experience of being Black and the "new kid" at a predominantly white school.

Some colleges are betting on new, proprietary tests they've developed to keep the college safe. The idea is, test everyone at least twice a week and you can catch most infections early.

As we count down to the new year, we asked our readers what they thought were the top political stories of 2021. Here's what they picked.

For analysis of this landmark decision, David Greene talks to Samuel Bagenstos, professor at University of Michigan Law School who has argued three courses before the Supreme Court himself.

An extreme geomagnetic storm reached Earth yesterday, with the northern lights dancing across the skies in places they're normally not seen. It's the most powerful solar storm in decades.

NPR's Eric Weiner reports that some political observers say the winning factor in President Bush's re-election wasn't the war in Iraq or "moral values," but the differences in birth rates between the so-called red and blue states.

A small but significant number of people are getting sick and finding the usual antibiotics don't work, because the strain of bacteria that's making them sick has become resistant to the drug. The cause is widely believed to be the common practice of feeding antibiotics to farm animals.

After a pause to reset its software, the Opportunity Mars rover sets back to work exploring the Red Planet's surface and studying rock samples. NASA scientists say Opportunity and its Spirit counterpart craft are being driven toward research sites. Hear Pat Duggins of member station WMFE.

Khalil Naimi, first secretary to the Iranian embassy in Baghdad, is shot and killed in his car by unnamed assailants. The assassination comes as an Iranian delegation is in Iraq to mediate in the standoff between U.S. forces in Najaf and radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr. Hear NPR's Philip Reeves.

NPR's Tavis Smiley has a conversation with Dr. Mindy Thompson Fullilove about her book Root Shock, which explores urban renewal programs between 1949 and 1973 and their impact on African-American neighborhoods.

Former NAACP head Kweisi Mfume announced Monday that he intends to run for a seat in the U.S. Senate representating Maryland in 2006. NPR's Ed Gordon talks with him about his bid for office.

Southern California is known for its diversity. But in its traditionally most conservative enclave, Orange County, only 1.5 percent out of a population of 3 million are African Americans. Reporter Doualy Xaykaothao profiles one of them -- a black youth coming to terms with his identity, having grown up in isolation in the OC.

With seven weeks remaining in the presidential campaign, African Americans are getting a lot of attention -- both with pleas for votes, and with negative ads. NPR's Tavis Smiley talks campaign politics with CNN political analyst Carlos Watson and Atlanta Journal-Constitution columnist Cynthia Tucker.

In 1963, former Ku Klux Klansmen bombed a Baptist church that killed four young black girls in Birmingham, Ala. NPR's Tavis Smiley talks to Lisa McNair, the sister of one of the girls killed, and Carolyn McKinstry, a friend who survived the tragedy.

Depression is a disorder many therapists say few black men are willing to talk about. In his new book Standing in the Shadows: Understanding and Overcoming Depression in Black Men, veteran journalist John Head writes of his experience overcoming depression and discusses how he received help.

Filmmaker Michael Moore's documentary Fahrenheit 9/11 has been a topic of discussion throughout the presidential campaign. In the last days of the Bush-Kerry race, Moore is doing all he can to help the Democratic challenger unseat the president. Hear Moore and NPR's Phillip Martin.

Lawyer, poet and performer Billie Jean Young joins NPR's Tavis Smiley to talk about her portrayal of civil rights activist Fannie Lou Hamer for the upcoming Democratic National Convention.

Gay rights activists around the nation are challenging state bans on same-sex marriage — in state courts and through the legislature. Here, a look at how the legal battle is playing out, state by state.

NPR's Morning Edition hears from organizers, elected officials and regular people about the effects of gun violence.