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With their hometown of Chernihiv in ruins, one family escaped before a key bridge out of the city was destroyed. They're now among an estimated 6.5 million Ukrainians internally displaced by the war.

Earlier in the pandemic, a Massachusetts manufacturer rebuilt its supply chain to meet the demand for medical gowns. But with the market rush over, the head of the company is having second thoughts.

The Kremlin stashed away billions before invading Ukraine. China helped them hide it. NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with economist Benn Steil about his investigation into Russian assets.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly reports from the boundary line of the Russian-controlled area in northern Georgia, which saw heavy fighting during the 2008 Russian invasion.

Australia's Great Barrier Reef is suffering another mass bleaching. That's when corals turn ghostly white due to heat, and it's becoming more common as the climate warms.

Albright, who arrived in the U.S. as an 11-year-old refugee, became the first woman to serve as secretary of state. She died on Wednesday at the age of 84.

NPR's Rachel Martin talks to former Democratic Sen. Doug Jones of Alabama, who was tasked by the White House to prepare Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson for the grueling Supreme Court confirmation process.

The United States will welcome up to 100,000 Ukrainians and other displaced people fleeing the conflict in Ukraine, a senior administration official told reporters traveling with President Biden.

Wildlife agencies say they are winding down a program to provide supplemental lettuce for starving manatees in the Indian River Lagoon.

More than 300,000 women around the world die from cervical cancer each year, but the disease is preventable. So the World Health Organization has launched a plan to eradicate the disease. They're working in communities across the world, including in the Little Haiti neighborhood of Miami.

Desiree Noisette is the founder, president and “head mermaid” of Mermosa Wines, making her Florida’s first Black female winemaker.

The payment problems left families in Florida with critically ill children who relied on Medicaid-paid health providers stranded.

Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson faced two long days of questions with the Senate Judiciary Committee, in a hearing that was at times combative and emotional.

The Broward project and many other state and local projects across the country are using federal coronavirus relief money despite having little to do with combating the pandemic,

Years ago, Venetian authorities sprayed St. Mark's Square with gull repellent. Apparently that's not enough. So hotels are arming tourists with water guns.

Shoji Morimoto waited at a marathon finish line to cheer on a runner. He's gone to dinner with clients who don't want to eat alone. He even accompanied someone to their surgery consultation.

State governments have an increasing influence on our health, according to a new analysis.

The state senator who proposed a bill to catalog and restore abandoned African American cemeteries across Florida said she is disappointed the legislation died in the just-ended session at the Capitol but isn’t giving up the fight.

Transgender girls won't be allowed to compete in girls sports in Utah. The governor had vetoed a bill imposing the ban, but the state legislature has overridden his decision.

A Pittsburgh artist has collaborated with a local museum to address the inequities Black homeowners experience when they are overtaxed by city officials.

News about current and prospective members of the U.S. Supreme Court. Plus, why former President Donald Trump retracted his endorsement of an Alabama congressman.

President Biden is visiting Poland, next door to Ukraine. He gave a speech to U.S. troops stationed there to raise morale and also met with Polish President Andrzej Duda.

Manchin says Jackson's "wide array of experiences" in the judicial system provides her with a unique perspective that she'll bring to the court. His support essentially secures her spot on the court.

In interviews promoting her new memoir, the former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine revealed she owns some anti-Putin merchandise — and has been giving it out for years.

The collapse, captured by satellite images, occurred in East Antarctica — an area long thought to be stable and not hit much by climate change, scientists say.