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Some are questioning whether Biden should be cozying up to Modi, with concerns surrounding his views on human rights in his own country.

The Toronto Blue Jays shook off their epic 18-inning loss to even the World Series in Game 4. Ohtani redefined the concept of short rest by taking the mound just more than 17 hours after Game 3.

Gov. Rick Scott declared Friday that Florida has reached his 2010 campaign goal of creating 700,000 jobs within seven years, as the state's unemployment…

Here's a little Christmas secret: Dusting desserts with powdered sugar makes them look more expensive. Chef Nigella Lawson talks with NPR's Steve Inskeep about her tricks for economical holiday hosting.

In this week's Wild Card, Kathryn Hahn says she has more control over her choices and is not as afraid to say what she wants.

Ed Walker fell in love with radio as a kid in the 1930s. Today, as the host of WAMU 88.5's beloved Sunday night show, he introduces a new generation to classic programs from the golden age of radio.

The 15-year-old tabby is the Chief Mouser of No. 10 Downing Street, where Britain's prime ministers both work and reside. Larry has been in the post since David Cameron ran the government.

The number of people forced out of work during the coronavirus lockdown keeps soaring. Last week, 4.4 million people filed for jobless benefits, boosting the total since last month to 26 million.

President Obama signed an executive order that aims to stem attacks by hackers. The order encourages companies to share information about cyber threats with each other and the federal government.

Lynsey Addario was taken captive in 2011 while covering Libya's civil war. With a gun to her head, she says, she was thinking, "Will I ever get my cameras back?"

As predicted, Hurricane Dorian is now a major hurricane, reaching Category 4 strength Friday night while slowly making its way west toward a wary…

Community college is often touted as an affordable start for students who want to earn bachelor's degrees. But according to federal data, only 13% of students actually reach that goal.

The Labor Department says about 1.9 million people filed for unemployment last week, but there are some signs that people may be returning to their jobs.

Think of it as the political version of the freshman 15. Nowadays, some people who are unhappy with the current political environment are complaining of stress-induced eating and weight gain.

Efforts to restrict U.S. tech investment in China may serve to validate China's obsession to be self-reliant in tech and other areas. (Story aired on Weekend Edition Sunday on Aug. 12, 2023.)

As President Trump pursues a takeover of Greenland, an investigation links several of his associates to mining interests in the Arctic territory. NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with journalist Kevin Hall.

It employs technology that General Motors accuses one of its former top executive of stealing, when he went to work for V.W. in 1993. Jose Lopez insists the idea for the plant at Resende, Brazil, is entirely his own.

In his public comments and in interviews with NPR, Chadwick Boseman both sought to inspire and to give thanks, particularly to young Black people.

For generations of Black workers, federal government jobs have provided a path into the middle class. The Trump administration's workforce cuts are now throwing that sense of stability up in the air.

In Colombia the days leading up to Christmas are known as the novena, a time for prayer, music and celebration. We hear how one family carries out the tradition.

At least eight people were killed and another 45 wounded in mass shootings across the United States since Wednesday.

Author Jesmyn Ward lost her brother in a car wreck — and several friends in quick succession after that — all young black men, all dead before the age of 30. She tells their stories, and her own, in a wrenching new memoir, Men We Reaped.

The city of Key West has another possible plan to limit cruise ship traffic to its port. Voters approved limits in 2020, but they were overturned last year by the state Legislature.

President Bush recently warned against the "harsh, ugly rhetoric" in the debate over immigration. Author Juan Enriquez says the brutal language being used in that debate threatens to tear the country apart.

Jill Homer's training for the human-powered Iditarod includes midnight rides, part of conditioning her mind and body for five days of pedaling through the wilderness in February.