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The 10 Republican candidates for president held their second debate last night in South Carolina. The state is seen as critical to choosing the next GOP nominee. Abortion and terrorism were key points for the debate.

By the time of the Afghan government's collapse, Germany had the second-largest contingent of NATO troops in the country. It is grappling with its role in the return of the Taliban.

My Unsung Hero, from the team at Hidden Brain, tells of people whose kindness left a lasting impression on someone else. Jamie Spurway's story is about travel and what it feels like to be lost.

Gun owners are praising the U.S. Supreme Court ruling striking down a ban on handgun ownership in the District of Columbia, which has one of the strictest laws of its kind. Chicago's is similar, and some gun owners there filed a lawsuit Thursday challenging the city's anti-gun law.

Doctors are struggling to treat two diseases that have reached epidemic proportions in American children: asthma and obesity. Physicians at Boston's Children's Hopsital have given cameras to their young patients to document what goes on outside the doctor's office. And as Madge Kaplan reports, the tapes are revealing a side of kids' lives doctors rarely see, but probably should.

Ayesha Rascoe speaks to Wirecutter privacy and security editor Thorin Klosowski about how to detect hidden cameras in vacation rentals and hotel rooms.

Damon Albarn is an increasingly busy British musician whose past projects include the rock band Blur, the pop/hip-hop mutation Gorillaz, and a West African ensemble called Mali Music. His latest group, which has just released their eponymous debut, is The Good, The Bad, and The Queen.

Adoption is sometimes touted by anti-abortion advocates as an alternative to abortion. Two transracial adoptees discuss their opposite positions on abortion and how they got there.

Melissa Block speaks with Jim Bunn, president of Global Health Communications and one of the co-founders of World AIDS Day, about helping to create one of the longest running public health campaigns.

The GOP presidential race has been brutal and often vulgar. So how do you talk to kids about it? NPR's Kelly McEvers speaks to Chris Wolak, a government teacher in Aurora, Ill.

Somali-run daycare centers in Minnesota report receiving threats following a viral video that accused them of fraud. And, how Trump could play a role in extending ACA subsidies.

Belugas play, a sperm whale nurses, and orcas teach their pups to hunt in a series of photographs from National Geographic photographer and explorer Brian Skerry.

Under intense security, President Bush arrives in Pakistan, where he is greeted with violent protests. Bush will meet with President Pervez Musharraf on Saturday. The newly announced nuclear agreement with Pakistan's neighbor, India, could affect Musharraf's cooperation in the fight against terrorism.

Disinformation ran rampant on the social media site formerly known as Twitter after explosions at a hospital in Gaza. Changes to the platform have made finding credible information harder than ever.

Two U.S. Marine fighter jets have disappeared while flying in Iraq. The body of one pilot has been found. The U.S. military says there is no immediate evidence that hostile fire contributed. Meanwhile, violence broke out near the Syrian border, and Prime Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari's struggles continue as he tries to complete a cabinet.

The battle lines have been drawn over Scotland. Nationalists want to push forward with a referendum on independence from Britain. British Prime Minister David Cameron is maneuvering to make sure Scots vote "no" on independence.

Facebook has announced changes to how the company shares data with third parties. NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Bloomberg columnist Shira Ovide about what the changes include and how much they matter.

NPR's Juana Summers talks with Bruce Riedel, a former CIA analyst and senior fellow at the Brookings Institution's Center for Middle East Policy, about the leader of Hezbollah's speech on Friday.

NPR's Sarah McCammon talks to Jeff Silvestrini, the mayor of Millcreek, Utah, about his city renaming a street after Samuel and Amanda Chambers, two Black Mormons born into slavery in Mississippi.

Morgan Lieberman's "Hidden Once, Hidden Twice" is a documentary photo and film project bringing visibility to the lives of senior lesbian couples across the U.S.

Omicron is upending schools all across the country. Parents and families are navigating last-minute virtual learning, changing risk assessments and their own positive COVID-19 tests.

"I think the emotion of the here and now will subside," Bush said in an interview with NPR. He predicts voters will turn on front-runner Donald Trump and see things his way once voting starts.

What does the prospect of Mexico's first woman president and feminism in the country mean for Elena Poniatowska?

From child actor to "Sexiest Man Alive" leading man status, Jordan takes on Hollywood as director-producer and soon may win awards for his performance in Sinners.

A new, smart basketball collects data on things like the arc of a jump shot and makes and misses. But can it make you a better shooter? NPR's Juana Summers talks to Ben Dowsett, who wrote about it for WIRED, about how people around the NBA are thinking about using it.