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The White House confirmed what appears to be an extraordinary breach of security. A journalist was included in a group chat with U.S. officials discussing plans to strike Houthi rebels in Yemen.

Over the past 20 years, the city of Paris has increasingly restricted vehicle traffic — encouraging people to walk, use public transportation or ride their bicycles.

As Nike targets a new generation with a revised slogan, "Why Do It?," NPR's Ailsa Chang talks to consumer trends expert Casey Lewis about what brands get right and wrong about Gen Z.

Senators hit a snag in their plan to scale back Medicaid costs as part of a massive tax and spending bill, now they're hoping to regroup and move forward.

During the summer in Alaska, tourists can find a wintery dog mushing experience on the Norris Glacier near Juneau. A dog sledding camp there helps mushers maintain a steady income during the off-season, and keeps the dogs in running shape.

Colombia's presidential race unfolds amid weekend bomb attacks and rising fears of political violence ahead of May's vote. The left-wing frontrunner is trailed by a fragmented right-wing opposition.

Ebola kills roughly half the people it infects, but that has more to do with the kind of care patients can access, rather than something inherent to the virus itself.

Both abortion rights activists and abortion rights opponents are trying to get amendments on Nebraska's ballot in this fall's ballot — and whoever gets the most votes wins.

Fighting and shelling remain intense in Ukraine as Russia has control of a key eastern Ukrainian city. In some areas, civilians have faced months of food and power shortages.

Poland's foreign ministry is in the midst of a visa-for-money scandal. The deputy foreign minister has resigned and seven other officials have been indicted.

Early in the pandemic, car lots were nearly empty. But in 2023, the U.S. auto industry sold more cars than it has since 2019.

American swimming legend Katie Ledecky pulled away from her competition in the 1,500 meter freestyle and then pulled away even more. The 27-year-old didn't just win gold. She made a statement.

Former President Donald Trump testified in his civil fraud trial in New York. In sometimes contentious exchanges, Trump reiterated his position that the case against him was politically motivated.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with area ecologist Kate Wollen about Forestry England's efforts to save dormice. And yes, the rodents are terrifically cute.

After Saturday's shootings at a Dollar General store in Jacksonville, Fla., an attack where three Black people were killed, authorities and residents gathered to honor the dead.

Opponents of a controversial public safety training center outside of Atlanta are hoping to force a vote on whether the city should proceed with the facility.

A team of investigators has been trying to get to the bottom of the biggest cryptocurrency theft of all time.

The Museum of Fine Arts in Boston has returned two stoneware jars to the descendants of the enslaved man who made them. It's part of an effort to restore ownership of objects acquired unethically.

A woman in Tennessee survived an execution Wednesday. We talk with a reporter who was there.

The Texas immigration-enforcement bill, SB4, is back in federal appeals court on Wednesday. The law allows state officials to arrest and deport undocumented people.

Nickelodeon's megahit show SpongeBob SquarePants made its TV debut on May 1, 1999. Fans of the cartoon span generations and the animated series has become a multibillion-dollar franchise.

Rebecca Traister, author of All the Single Ladies, says the declining marriage rates among adult women are less about the institution of marriage and more about the choices available to women today.

Nintendo and Ubisoft both return to form this Autumn, while massive games like Cyberpunk 2077 and Resident Evil 4 get new expansions. NPR rounds up the best and biggest new games of the season.

Colorado is the scene of a close Senate race — one of several that may decide control of the chamber. That's why NPR's Steve Inskeep traveled to the flatlands around Denver to knock on voters' doors.

John Darnielle's novel, Wolf in White Van, is about a man who survives a trauma. The songwriter tells Fresh Air about his difficult childhood and finding shelter in music and the Incredible Hulk.