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The latest wave of attacks targeted Ukrainian airfields and fuel supplies as the Russian invasion appears to have been blunted by fierce resistance even as the U.S. and EU send Ukraine more weapons.

An individual right to own a gun for personal protection is an idea deeply ingrained in American culture, but until Dick Heller came along, there was little actual legal framework to back that belief.

FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell took over the agency in April, just before another above average hurricane season forecast and the start of another record wildfire season.

Indian Americans generally vote with Democrats and identify with other immigrant groups, but the stirrings of Hindu nationalism may be shifting that alignment.

Cambodia is one of the most fully COVID-19 vaccinated countries in the world. Besides help from China, the success is also due to systems already in place to combat malaria and other illnesses.

Sofia Bretl lives in New York City but she was born and raised in the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv. As conditions in Kharkiv worsened, Sofia's family faces a difficult decision

Foreign reporters' access to Syria is severely restricted, but this week, a group of Western journalists has been invited to hear the Assad regime's point of view. NPR's Peter Kenyon is among them.

Gov. Tom Corbett hopes to tap into federal money offered as part of the Affordable Care Act to extend Medicaid coverage to more people. But he has conditions. His alternative would require some people to pay an insurance premium and to look for work.

In Lee County, Fla., thousands of foreclosures take place each month. But one area real estate agent has tried to make the best of a bad situation. Each week, Marc Joseph organizes bus tours around abandoned properties in Fort Myers and Cape Coral.

Possible Turkish naval escorts for grain ships coming from Ukraine and going around the world could be under discussion when Russia's foreign minister visits Turkey.

Songwriting genius Billy Strayhorn is the subject of a new documentary, as well as a fine companion CD. Both are titled Lush Life, after Strayhorn's enduring composition.

The East Wing of the White House has been demolished to make way for President Trump's ballroom. Americans outside "The People's House" share how they feel about the construction.

America is not ready for the next big catastrophe, according to Stephen Flynn, a former Coast Guard commander. Flynn is concerned that California's earthen levees won't hold in the event of an earthquake.

The Steinbeck classic was banned and burned in a number of cities, including Kern County, Calif. — the endpoint of the Joad family's fictional migration West. Rick Wartzman, the author of Obscene In The Extreme, says the ban was politically motivated.

The limit of 18,000 represents the lowest number of refugees allowed into the country since the modern refugee program was established in 1980.

Independents at this point say they are not on board with the impeachment inquiry. But with more revelations coming out, the pollsters warn, that could change.

Inventory, the new book of pop-culture lists from the publishers of The Onion, celebrates and skewers topics like pretentious musical instruments and songs about the horrors of bus travel. A.V. Club Managing Editor Josh Modell talks about some favorite lists with Scott Simon.

Hurricane Hilary will make landfall in Baja California this weekend before weakening to a tropical storm. But torrential rain could cause dangerous flooding in Southern California and inland.

Three U.S.-led coalition members and two Iraqi solders were injured Saturday, continuing a string of tit-for-tat attacks between the U.S. and Iran-backed militia largely playing out on Iraqi soil.

Federal regulators call the week before clocks change "Vehicle Safety Recalls Week." It's a reminder to check on NHTSA.gov or the SaferCar app to see if your car has been recalled.

Millions of Syrians have poured into refugee camps, where food, water and health services are scarce. As the U.S. prepares for possible military action, aid agencies are preparing for thousands more people to flee and worsen the humanitarian crisis.

Health care costs grew at 3.7 percent in 2012, the fourth year of a trend of smaller annual increases. The Obama administration says that the Affordable Care Act is a factor. But the actuaries who wrote the report beg to differ, saying the recession is a more likely cause.

Park Geun-hye's father was a military dictator who ran the country for nearly two decades. She has apologized for her father's suppression of democracy and appears to be slightly favored in Wednesday's presidential vote.

The recent truck convoy that directed national attention to a surge of migrants at the Southern border featured dangerous, dehumanizing rhetoric that once was limited to extremists.

Steve Inskeep talks with Ambassador L. Paul Bremer about his new book, My Year in Iraq: The Struggle to Build a Future of Hope. Bremer talks about the complexity of creating a new Iraqi civilian government from scratch.