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If Michigan families wanted to opt-out of school vaccines, parents had to attend an in-person education session. But post-pandemic controversy and pushback has led the state to drop that requirement

King Charles III travels to the U.S. for a landmark state visit amid rising transatlantic tensions over the Iran war and lingering controversy tied to the Epstein scandal.

Two suspects are charged with attempting to provide material support to ISIS in connection with explosive device attacks near the official resident of New York City's mayor.

China says it is making a "full assessment" of the U.S. Supreme Court's tariff ruling and urged Washington to lift "relevant unilateral tariff measures" on its trading partners.

The Pentagon authorized an anti-drone laser against a suspected Mexican drone over El Paso, Texas, this week. NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Thom Shanker of the Project for Media and National Security.

There's confusion over what the president wants with his trade war and whether the GOP's big spending bill should include raising taxes on the rich in order to fund Trump's domestic priorities.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks to Jennifer Tuohy of The Verge about changes to Amazon's smart speakers. Users will no longer be able to opt not to have their voice recordings sent to the cloud.

Congress returns to Washington with a long to-do list, including disentangling immigration enforcement funding from the President's weaponization fund.

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with David Wilcox, with the Peterson Institute for International Economics, about what investors and economists are hoping to hear from the Fed chair's speech Friday.

President Trump fired Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem Thursday and said he wants Republican Sen. Markwayne Mullin of Oklahoma to replace her.

Germany played a key role in the prisoner swap that brought "Wall Street Journal" reporter Evan Gershkovich home from a Russian jail.

The future of Fox News — and the rest of the Murdoch media empire — is at stake in a trial this week in Reno, Nevada. Rupert Murdoch wants to change his will to consolidate his eldest son's power.

The Cornell University Police Department is leading the investigation into an alleged gang rape two years ago. How effective is that approach, and is the campus police accountable to the public?

The Civil Rights Division, long the crown jewel of the Justice Department, has been radically reshaped under President Trump, using its enforcement powers to pursue the president's MAGA agenda.

Britain's prime minister says Iran was "almost certainly" behind last month's security incident at the US-run RAF Fairford airbase.

"I'm gonna call the governor tomorrow," Rep. Ronny Jackson, R-Texas, said as he shouted obscenities at a trooper during an altercation at a rodeo.

China reveals its priorities. Biden-bashing crosses the aisle in Senate debates. And Biden's student loan forgiveness plan quietly goes live as some of those it was intended to help are shut out.

Black women are three times more likely to die after giving birth than white women. That disparity is prompting Black women to seek Black ob-gyns, and medical schools are adding antiracist training.

We caught up with House Speaker Will Weatherford at yesterday’s meeting of the Suncoast Tiger Bay civic club.Weatherford, a Wesley Chapel Republican, took…

Israel's military told the United Nations that all of northern Gaza's population needs to be evacuated in 24 hours, the U.N. said. The order affects a region that is home to about 1.1 million people.

An isolated city on the Amazon illustrates why Peru has the highest COVID death rate in the world. One infectious disease expert called the country's awful record the result of a "perfect storm."

Shannon's new memoir, Hello, Molly! opens with the car crash that killed her mother and sister when Shannon was 4. She says, for a long time, she was motivated by a desire to make her mom proud.

President Trump ushered in America's 250th anniversary with a darkly political speech that swerved from the typically apolitical, unifying speeches past presidents have given to mark Independence Day.

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Rep. Andy Harris (R-Md.) about Republican opposition in the House to a bipartisan Senate deal for aid to Ukraine.

Colombia elects a new president. Parents can now vaccinate kids under 5 against COVID. And, Elise Stefanik's defense of former President Trump around Jan. 6 clouds her pro-democracy work abroad.