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When Argentina went into strict lockdown in March, Celeste Alonso was isolated in her home in Buenos Aires. She has been asserting what control she can over daily life, one Polaroid at a time.

Jack and Meg's 2000 album De Stijl is the kind of art you make for yourself, assured few will hear it. It was the last time they'd have that luxury, but they never forgot the lesson.

NPR talked to eight black photographers about documenting the protests against police brutality and systemic racism. They spoke of personal histories and of witnessing compassion for black protesters.

The Istanbul landmark has long been hailed as a symbol of the coexistence of Christianity and Islam, a cultural junction between East and West.

These songs take on some of the ugliest stories in our history and reflect the commitment of Black musicians to telling the truth of how Black people have been wronged, and survived, and fought back.

In the Democratic Republic of Congo, citizens are required by law to wear a mask in public. But the face coverings can have many meanings and materials — including banana leaves.

Charles' lawyer says the end of the case is near.

20-year old Kaylin Gillis was killed after the car she was in drove up the wrong driveway and the homeowner shot her.

It's due to low levels in the Hillsborough River Reservoir, Tampa's main source of water. The U.S. Drought Monitor says parts of Hillsborough County are under an "extreme drought."

In an influencer marketing course at Chapman University in California, the professor issued a challenge.

The Biden administration catalogued 175,000 square miles of old growth and mature forests on federal land. It plans a new rule to better protect woodlands from fires and other climate change effects.

A year ago, a meltdown in the U.S. mortgage market sparked a worldwide crisis that led to rapid, sweeping changes in the financial system. As Wall Street giants teetered, governments stepped in with trillions of dollars in bailouts to prevent a complete collapse. A timeline offers highlights of the past year.

The Interoceanic Highway will stretch from Brazil's Atlantic coast to Peru's Pacific ports, creating economic opportunities for locals. But conservationists worry about risks to the Amazon rainforest.

The Obama administration is advocating the development of a nationwide system of high-speed rail lines to ease traffic, help the environment and boost the economy. See an interactive map with details of the proposed projects.

California governor Gavin Newsom wants to make San Quentin, one of the state's most infamous prisons, look more like Norway's prisons.

Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy, well known as part of his family's political dynasty, spent more than four decades in the Senate, where he championed health care, education and labor. Here, a look back at his life.

The rocket got off the launchpad before exploding above the Gulf of Mexico.

Most states that ban abortion do allow exceptions for life-threatening emergencies.

Gary has seen economic investment from Donald Trump, and Kokomo benefited from President Obama's auto bailout. But those connections haven't necessarily led to political goodwill.

Everyone knows about the multimillion-dollar salaries and celebrity status of NBA players. But in the shadows of the NBA, men toil in the relative obscurity of the D-League to keep their dream alive.

A gay club in Orlando was attacked Sunday morning in the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history. The attack comes during Pride month, when LGBT events are planned across the country.

The river enters Delhi relatively clean but by the time it flows out, it's a "toxic cocktail of sewage, industrial waste and surface runoff," says an environmentalist. Urbanization is partly to blame.

David Gilkey, whose images documented both tragedy and hope, was killed in Afghanistan on Sunday along with NPR's Afghan interpreter Zabihullah Tamanna.

Twelve Muslim women discuss what it means to wear the headscarf — and why they decided to take it off.

Photos from inauguration celebrations across the U.S. and around the world.