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The Cuban jazz artist says she's never felt welcome in Latin pop. That is, until she came to Puerto Rico to record her new album, Alkemi, which expands her sound into R&B, bossa nova and neo-soul.

Critics contend that by striking down a key section of the Voting Rights Act, the Supreme Court scrapped Congress' means of determining which jurisdictions required pre-clearance. Voting-rights advocates expect that states and other jurisdictions will now enact voter ID laws that had previously faced scrutiny.

Dan Shefet won what may be the most powerful single case against Google: the right to get search results about himself removed. Now people and governments the world over are seeking him out.

Congress created several organizations in 1980s to strengthen democratic institutions worldwide. Human rights activists say the freeze is a gift to authoritarians like Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin.

Two U.S. intelligence agencies reportedly support the lab leak theory — with low-to-moderate confidence. No evidence has been shared. Scientists have strong evidence of animal spillover at a market.

Despite deaths and high infection rates, the parts of Ohio where the Amish live have the state's lowest vaccination rates. Most Amish aren't getting vaccinated; the few who do aren't open about it.

NPR's Scott Simon reflects on the bad fortunes of his beloved Chicago Cubs, now beset with a broken-handed relief pitcher.

Leaders from several West African nations are in Washington this week as part of a three-day mini-summit the White House described as an effort to expand "commercial opportunities."

Now that Leonardo da Vinci's masterpiece is moving to another room at The Louvre, other Renaissance masterpieces hanging in the same space by Titian, Tintoretto and Veronese may finally get their due.

A new study finds that during smoky years like 2018, when the town of Paradise burned down, more than 10,000 people died prematurely. It's a wake-up call about the scale of the problem, they say.

NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams returned to Earth after spending nine months on the International Space Station. It was supposed to be an eight-day mission but hit a snag.

The Justice Department has sued the entire federal bench in Maryland over a dispute related to deportations. Both sides are due in court in Baltimore for a hearing on Wednesday.

For the first time in half a century, a group of killer whales, or orcas, returned to a cove in Washington's Puget Sound. Penn Cove is known for a roundup by hunters that took place in the 1970s.

President Trump signed a memo on Tuesday directing the FDA to crack down on direct-to-consumer drug advertisements. But there are limits to what any administration can do.

The late Robert Redford will be remembered for his many movie roles. But he also leaves the artistic legacy of the Sundance Film Festival, which nurtured generations of independent filmmakers.

Pope Leo's first encyclical voices his concerns about technology and AI. The pope cautions about the illusions AI bots can create, and how important actual human relationships are.

A lawsuit contends that state officials are abusing state resources and interfering with a November ballot initiative that would expand abortion rights in the state. A judge fast-tracked the lawsuit.

Australia's first treaty with its Indigenous peoples will be signed in the state of Victoria this month. It will give First Nations more say on laws and policy affecting them.

A federal appeals court in Boston heard arguments Tuesday as the Trump administration seeks to overturn a ruling that found the NIH acted unlawfully in terminating research grants.

France recorded its hottest June since records began in 1947, as a deadly heat wave drove temperatures above 104 degrees Fahrenheit (40 degrees Celsius) across much of the country.

Alaska's Supreme Court ordered that Dan Sullivan, a retired teacher, must be included on the primary ballot for Alaska's U.S. Senate seat. He will challenge Sen. Dan Sullivan in the August primary.

Russia's Vladimir Putin is signaling unwavering support for Iran, as Tehran thanks Moscow for backing amid the escalating Middle East war.

The Israel-Iran ceasefire that President Trump brokered is holding, for now. Here's what it's like in Israel, as the country opens back up without fear of Iran's missiles.

Amid a record-setting outbreak of the diarrhea-causing parasite, food safety advocates say risks to food production are increasing.

Several people are missing or unaccounted for after severe flash flooding in the Grand Canyon on Saturday caused significant damage.