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It's been one year since the FBI raided Rudy Giuliani's Manhattan home and office. He has not been charged with any crimes, but investigators are looking at his activities in Ukraine.

Slovenia voted last weekend to oust Janez Jansa as their Prime Minister. NPR's Rob Schmitz talks with Judy Dempsey of Carnegie Europe on how that election reflects on European politics.

The 54-year-old German tennis great was sentenced for illicitly transferring large amounts of money and hiding assets after he was declared bankrupt.

Poet Adam Wolfland identifies as neurodivergent and autistic. He says poetry is in his body — he types and moves to communicate and his poetry is multidimensional.

The lawsuits contend that purchases of thousands of fossil fuel-powered delivery vehicles will cause environmental harm for decades to come. The Postal Service says it conducted a thorough review.

By exploring binaries such as imagination versus reality and surface versus depth — with their often blurred boundaries — Ali Smith's latest challenges readers to embrace the indeterminate.

Four U.S. states are still struggling with high rates of lead poisoning from soil, pipes and paint. It impacts thousands of people each year, especially low-income communities and families of color.

Two new albums from Let's Eat Grandma and Girlpool wistfully accept the inherent grief that comes with facing adulthood.

Fierce fighting continues in eastern Ukraine. Russia looks for ways to maintain influence beyond its borders. Scientists want to know why some COVID-19 long-haulers develop multiple medical issues.

NPR's Leila Fadel talks to ex-state Sen. Wendy Davis who is challenging the state's restrictive abortion law. She became well-known nationally after a 13-hour filibuster of a 2013 abortion bill.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with journalist David Volodzko about the factors that could explain Russia's military failures in Ukraine.

Six U.S. soldiers die after their Black Hawk helicopter goes down near Tikrit. The Black Hawk may have been hit by hostile fire before crashing into a riverbank near Saddam Hussein's hometown. NPR's Peter Kenyon reports.

President George W. Bush drops his resistance to extending the deadline for the commission investigating the Sept. 11 terror attacks. The commission has asked Congress for two more months to conduct its inquiry, extending its deadline to July. Bush is now asking Congress to grant the request. NPR's Don Gonyea reports.

Estonia is host to one of the world's largest annual interactive cybersecurity drills. Russia is always considered the main threat, but this year, the war in Ukraine has only added to the stakes.

Award-winning double-bassist and composer Edgar Meyer, 42, describes his music.

In Los Angeles, Korean American leaders have been marking 30 years since riots tore apart the city following the beating of Rodney King. Korean-run businesses were disproportionately destroyed.

During an appearance at the Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens, the governor expressed support for budget items aimed at helping manatees.

Former Vermont governor Howard Dean says his second-place finish in the New Hampshire primary indicates he has regained lost ground since his disappointing finish in Iowa. Dean says he won't travel to all seven states holding contests Feb. 3, but vows to fight for a win "everywhere." Hear Dean and NPR's Bob Edwards.

On Oct. 11, 2001, more than 5,000 Kansans took part in a project called "A Day in My Community." Residents kept a diary for a single day, to leave a historical record of their lives at the beginning of the millennium. In the latest story in the Prairie Diaries series, student athlete Matt Ybarra discusses the importance of high school sports in small-town life. Read excerpts of his diary.

Sen. John Kerry campaigns in Ohio, one of ten states that will vote in March 2 elections. After a close win over Sen. John Edwards in Wisconsin Tuesday, Kerry made it clear that he views the Democratic presidential contest as a two-man race. Hear NPR's Michele Norris and NPR's Robert Smith.

Consumer advocate Ralph Nader discusses why he has decided to run for president. Nader, who ran for president in 2000 on the Green Party ticket, will run as an independent. In response to Democratic critics who still accuse him of hurting Al Gore's chances in the 2000 race, Nader says he draws support from both major parties. Hear NPR's Steve Inskeep and Nader.

Some supporters of Nader's 2000 run for president as a Green Party candidate have urged the consumer advocate not to run this year. Political correspondent NPR's Mara Liasson discusses Nader's move with two Democratic governors: Michigan's Jennifer Granholm and New Mexico's Bill Richardson.

The AFL-CIO, the nation's largest labor organization, announces it is backing Sen. John Kerry's presidential campaign. The endorsement comes as rival Sen. John Edwards criticizes Kerry's support for NAFTA, a trade agreement many workers blame for the loss of U.S. jobs. Hear NPR News.

NPR's Elizabeth Arnold presents the second of two reports on the debate over removing wolves from the Endangered Species List. Bringing back wolves to the protected habitat in Yellowstone National Park has been an unquestionable success. But once they move out of park boundaries, not everyone is pleased with the success.

As 10 states prepare to hold Democratic contests March 2, Sen. John Edwards concentrates his efforts in Ohio, New York and Georgia -- areas especially hard hit by job losses in manufacturing. Edwards hopes his own working-class background and tough stance against free-trade agreements will help win over blue-collar voters. Hear NPR's Adam Hochberg.