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The new movie Cherry follows an Iraq war vet who gets addicted to heroin and starts robbing banks. It's based on a semi-autobiographical novel by Nico Walker, who was just released from prison.

For Joel Sartore, it's a race against the clock to photograph as many animals as he can — before it's too late.

A new musical seeks to present a different side of the emperor, known best for fiddling while Rome burned. But some historians object to what they see as the commercialization of Roman heritage.

A new collection at the National Museum of African American History features recent, lesser-known photos alongside well-known images to demonstrate the historical significance of everyday moments.

On Friday morning, New Orleans kicks off its first jazz festival since Hurricane Katrina. This year, the Jazz & Heritage Festival has adopted the motto "Witness the Healing Power of Music." Nowhere will this be more evident than in the festival's Gospel Tent.

The Tampa City Council voted 4-2 to confirm O'Connor, whose appointment by Tampa Mayor Jane Castor met with some opposition.

Americans continued to express their grief and outrage in demonstrations across the country, with violence emerging in some cities.

Critics of consolidation have said such a move would diminish access to the courts for lower-income people and rural residents, pose logistical problems and be costly.

On Winged Victory, songwriter Willi Carlisle weaves between the absurd and the sentimental. NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Carlisle about the 11 tracks of originals and covers.

About 40 percent of the COVID-19 deaths in Florida during the pandemic have been linked to long-term care facilities, according to state data.

Ever since the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum opened, hundreds of thousands of people from around the world have visited the extraordinary collection of exhibits. But museum organizers noticed that missing among the visitors were D.C. public school kids. And so they developed a program that would bring local young people to the museum where they could not only learn about the holocaust but eventually get a job at the museum. Daniel visits with some of these high school students during one of their 10 week courses and discovers how the program has not only changed the way these teenagers view history, but how it has affected their parents as well.

A trip to the grocery or liquor store is about to become even more expensive, economists say. From seafood to olive oil, these items will likely cost more under President Trump's tariffs.

Americans outside the gates of Kabul airport are warned to leave. Eleven days after an earthquake, aid reaches Haiti's rural areas. Israel's new prime minister meets with President Biden Thursday.

A new indictment was filed against former President Donald Trump over his efforts to interfere in the 2020 presidential election. And, the Paralympic Games kick off today. Here's how to watch.

Students sweep broken glass, direct traffic, and join the government after ousting the former leader of Bangladesh. But can they rebuild a country?

Royal Dutch Shell could drill several exploratory oil wells into the waters off the north shore of Alaska this summer. The potential prize is huge, but so is the risk, should there be an oil spill in the pristine and remote region. So Shell is recruiting locals and training them to confront oil in icy waters.

At midnight, as the ball drops in New York City, Ripley's is dropping... a giant, 225 pound hairball.

Iselin Nybo is in charge of implementing the upcoming time change in her country. Clocks will be set back one hour on Sunday. She's apologizing for making 2020 an hour longer.

It said Columbus landed in America in 1492. The kids knew Columbus had landed on Caribbean islands — he was in the Americas. After initially ignoring their request, the publisher agreed to fix it.

According to one passenger, the pilot came on and said, "Believe it or not there is a gator on the runway and we are waiting for it to cross." Eventually it did and the flight took off.

For the first time since 2001, an all-women team is competing in the Volvo Ocean Race, an around-the-world slog through some of the most unforgiving water on the planet.

Russia unleashes a heavy bombing campaign. Cities are reduced to rubble. Thousands of civilians are killed. Russia did that twice in Chechnya in the 1990s. Is a repeat likely in Ukraine today?

Leading candidates have tried to channel Americans' frustration when they talk about trade, but on the whole polls show Americans think trade has been good for the U.S.

Broward County is one of a growing number of school districts that are pushing back against Gov. Ron DeSantis' rules prohibiting mask mandates in schools.

With inflation at a four-decade high, a growing number of forecasters worry the U.S. economy may be headed to a recession as the Fed gears up to raise interest rates aggressively.