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The omicron outbreak has slowed dramatically in the U.S. But cases are rising in Britain due to an omicron subvariant. There are signs the U.S. could also see a bump in cases in the coming weeks.

The COVID-19 pandemic took a toll on the economy. Black-owned businesses were especially hard hit, though one street in Brooklyn persevered. The reason? Women.

Activists contend, without proof, that New Hampshire's ballot counting machines can be hacked or rigged. So voters in more than a dozen towns will decide whether to revert to hand counts.

If you are used to regular exercise and conditioning, the sudden shock of immobility or pain is both frustrating and depressing. Here are some things you can do to make your recovery easier.

Since girls in the U.S. began having the public ceremony 100 years ago, more and more women have taken on a larger role in Jewish life, including becoming rabbis.

Europe is a fractious continent, where decision-making can be slow and bureaucratic. Russia's invasion of Ukraine has spurred Europe and its leading institution, the EU, to unprecedented action.

Russian President Vladimir Putin is planning to recognize the independence of two Ukrainian regions, establishing what could be a pretext for an attack.

Melissa Block speaks with regular political commentators, E.J. Dionne of The Washington Post and Brookings Institution and David Brooks of The New York Times for the latest in political news.

The U.S. and EU are planning more sanctions on Russia, aimed at crippling its economy by targeting banks, oil and gas sectors. But it's uncertain the new sanctions will affect Russia President Putin.

Faith-based and immigrant-advocacy groups on Thursday urged Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration to scrap a proposed rule that would strip licenses of providers who offer shelter and other services to unaccompanied immigrant children.

Diana Abu-Jaber's book, Crescent, weaves fragrant cooking, romance and the horrors of Saddam Hussein into her novel of Middle-Eastern immigrants and exiles in Los Angeles. Read an excerpt from the novel.

In the borderlands near Crimea, there is a war for the hearts and minds of Ukrainian citizens.

The International Olympic Committee says it will abide by a decision that 15-year-old Kamila Valieva be allowed to skate in Beijing but if she wins "no medal ceremony will take place."

Movie box offices may not be booming yet, but that won't keep Hollywood from throwing itself a big party. Invitations went out Tuesday in the form of Oscar nominations.

The antiviral infusion was just revived as an early treatment for COVID patients. But the drug is relatively expensive and hard to administer, relegating it to what some are calling "stopgap" status.

A Utah legislative commission has voted to move forward with suing the federal government in an attempt to seize control of millions of acres of federal land.

Millennials, particularly those with less education, are upending the traditional order of love, marriage, baby carriage. Many say they don't feel financially secure enough to tie the knot.

As the U.S. prepares to send more troops to tackle ISIS and the Taliban, David Greene talks to NPR's Tom Bowman and Robert Ford, ex-ambassador to Syria and now a fellow at the Middle East Institute.

Ongoing wars in, say, Yemen or Ethiopia get minimal attention compared with the media focus on the fighting in Ukraine. And there are ramifications on the humanitarian front.

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Maud Newton about her book Ancestor Trouble: A Reckoning and a Reconciliation, a memoir that explores her family history of racist violence.

President Biden said the U.S. will take in up to 100,000 people fleeing Ukraine. He's discussing new kinds of military equipment to give Kyiv. Allies are also cracking down on Russian gold sales.

In a small village in western Ukraine, family and friends recently buried a 29-year-old MIG fighter pilot who was killed in combat over his homeland.

Madeleine Albright was the first woman to serve as secretary of state and was a role model for generations of girls and women. She died on Wednesday at age 84.

Gun violence is plaguing Caribbean sites like Haiti and the U.S. Virgin Islands, thanks largely to "brazen, out of control" gun trafficking from U.S. states like Florida

Even the savviest Medicare drug plan shoppers can get a shock when they fill prescriptions: That great deal on medications in fall is no bargain after prices go up as much as 8% by winter.