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Hemmed in by Israeli forces and the Mediterranean Sea, Palestinians in Gaza seemingly have only one place left to go — across the border to Egypt. But Egypt is resistant to letting them in.

After 34 years, the iconic Mirage casino and hotel on the Las Vegas strip will close Wednesday. It will reopen in 2027 as a Hard Rock Hotel & Casino and Guitar Hotel Las Vegas.

Five men have been sentenced in what has been called the most spectacular jewel heist in German history. A crime family network made off with $123 million worth of jewels from the largest treasure collection in Europe.

NPR has interviewed Kamala Harris five times since she was elected vice president. Here's what can be learned from those conversations.

Juliette Binoche and Benoît Magimel star as gourmets — and lovers — in a sumptuous film about cooking, eating and unhurried indulgence.

Simu Liu plays a young kung fu master who returns home to battle his evil father. Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings is a superhero movie packed with an unusual emotional intensity.

Political newcomer Jeff Zampitella is running against incumbent Sandra Murman for Hillsborough County Commissioner, District 1. Murman, a former state…

The decision came after a long-simmering controversy over who should pay the cost of collecting the voter-approved tax.

A computer system serving as a backbone of the Department of Juvenile Justice was hacked in March, and many contractors providing services to at-risk and troubled youths remain unable to access the network.

Kitty lovers started a petition to reclassify cats as necessary to tackle rodents at New York City bodegas.

AI-generated videos of fighting between Iran and Israel went viral, and people asked chatbots if they were real. "What we're seeing is AI mediating the experience of warfare," said one researcher.

Duckworth was raised by a Thai-Chinese mom and American soldier dad before becoming a decorated veteran who lost both legs in combat; she was also the first U.S. senator to give birth while in office.

The USDA's latest report found that nearly all major food groups are going up in price.

NPR goes inside a school-turned-shelter in Ukraine, where children evacuated during the war face an uncertain future.

Legendary anchorman and America's favorite judge and scorekeeper, Bill Kurtis is retiring from his role at Wait Wait…Don't Tell Me!, capping off a phenomenal 12-year run with the show.

In the book, a high schooler arrives at the scene of a crime and calls for help. But her good deed sweeps her up into a complicated, risky situation.

Katie Ledecky clocked in about 10 seconds faster than the world record for the 1,500 meter "short course" freestyle race on Day 2 of the Swimming World Cup in Toronto.

If you bought a Poweball ticket in Zephyrhills, Fla., sit down and check these numbers: 10, 13, 14, 22, 52 and 11. Lottery officials say only one ticket matched all six numbers to win Saturday's record jackpot.

Teachers have been navigating challenging and confusing times since education laws rolled out in 2022. In this episode, we get an update on what their classrooms have been like since.

Daniel May Jr.'s parent divorced when he was 5. Weekdays were hard for him, but he found relief on the weekends when he visited his grandmother in the suburbs outside Cleveland, Ohio.

Roberts-Smith is only the second Australian veteran of the Afghanistan campaign to be charged with a war crime.

NPR's Scott Simon speaks to fimmaker Iram Parveen Bilal about her new movie, set in a Pakistani Muslim community in Chicago.

Vice President Harris addressed a crowd of supporters in the swing state of Wisconsin on Tuesday. Harris is poised to be the next Democratic presidential nominee.

A new NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll tested policy positions on some of the most hot-button political issues facing the country — from abortion rights and gender identity, to immigration and spending.

Long time U.S. soccer player Dax McCarty is trying to retire. The problem is the team he's playing with keeps winning in the MLS playoffs.