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Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, gave an update on the efforts of U.S. forces to evacuate thousands from Taliban-controlled Afghanistan.

A roadside bombing outside Fallujah, about 25 miles west of Baghdad, kills 10 U.S. Marines and wounds 11 others. It is the highest one-day death toll for U.S. forces in Iraq since August.

Amazon workers at a warehouse on Staten Island, N.Y., voted to form the company's first union in the United States.

NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Igor Božic, news director for TV N-1 in Belgrade, about Serbia's amnesty program to turn in unregistered guns following back-to-back mass shootings.

The U.S. is reviewing its aid to Pakistan, about $10 billion in overt funding since 2001. Yet the Bush administration may push for continuing military aid for the Pakistani army's counterinsurgency operations, says analyst Steve Coll of the New America Foundation.

The Muslim Caliphate has not existed since the 13th century. Renee Montagne talks to historian Juan Cole, who believes this is a grandiose claim that history shows is doomed for failure.

A 16-year-old captured the imagination of the British public after advancing all the way to the World Darts Championship final.

Democrats are trying to galvanize voters in favor of abortion rights after Texas Republicans enacted controversial new restrictions. Their first major test is in Virginia's race for governor.

Most of the illicit fentanyl coming across the U.S.-Mexico border is smuggled through official ports of entry, according to immigration authorities. But not everyone believes that's the full story.

NPR's Juana Summers speaks with author Sarvat Hasin about her new novel Strange Girls and the complexities of friendship.

A mother monitors illegal drug use, at home, to prevent a fatal overdose for her daughter and others addicted to opioids.

The pandemic has upended the college admissions process. And with many schools going virtual, students say they have less access to guidance counselors who could help them navigate the changes.

Why didn't the Republicans win the White House Tuesday night? For insight, Steve Inskeep talks to Michael Gerson, a Washington Post colmnist and a former speechwriter for President George W. Bush.

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Democratic Michigan Congresswoman Elissa Slotkin about the final strides to certify the state's election results.

A number of states are grappling with the effects of extreme winter weather. Work crews in Mississippi are trying to restore electricity, and a boil-water advisory remains in effect in some areas.

Nicola Sturgeon, the former First Minister of Scotland, was arrested Sunday amid an investigation by authorities into the finances of the governing, pro-independence Scottish National Party.

Florida had a slight uptick in first-time jobless claims last week, as the U.S. Department of Labor on Thursday reported 1.48 million initial unemployment…

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks to writer and sports legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar about his book, Coach Wooden and Me, about his 50-year relationship with his UCLA basketball coach John Wooden.

Rik Emmett (guitar and lead vocals), Gil Moore (drums) and Mike Levine (bass, keyboards) were a top-tier arena act for decades, before splitting at the beginning of the 1990s.

New York Times critic Elvis Mitchell talks with Scott Simon about how American movies have dealt with racial issues over the years. This year's Oscar nominee Crash expands the debate beyond black and white.

Even in a studio, backed by a symphony orchestra as they survey their long career in pop music, these guys know how to work a room.

T. Susan Chang grew up loving mint chip ice cream in all its pastel-green glory. During her grand culinary experiments as an adult to re-create that unnaturally vivid shade, Chang has rediscovered the transporting power of ice cream.

In essays on the 'In Character' blog, NPR audiences have been waxing thoughtful about their own favorite characters. An 11-year-old, in foster care for the past four years, says he feels a kinship with the protagonist of A Dog's Life: Autobiography of a Stray.

The history of the New World is intertwined with the history of rum. That's the view Wayne Curtis takes in his book And a Bottle of Rum: A History of the New World in Ten Cocktails. Curtis elaborates in a conversation with Debbie Elliott.

Murad Rahimov got to see the inner workings of NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center after an NPR listener learned of his passion for space.