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A planned spacewalk by two Russian cosmonauts has been called off after ground teams noticed a significant leak from one of the spacecraft docked at the orbiting International Space Station.

- Voters in the far east of Russia have already started going to the polls, but for most of the country voting begins on Sunday. NPR's Ann Cooper visits a village near Moscow where she talks with people there about how they view the presidential elections, who they're supporting and why.

NPR's Sylvia Poggioli reports from Bosnia that the war crimes investigation team collecting evidence from mass grave sites has finished its first mission. The team visited ten different sites. The forensic evidence gathered is being flown back to War Crimes Tribunal at The Hague.

Red carpets, carriage processions, military parades and an 11th century castle: President Trump basked in royal pomp and pageantry with King Charles ahead of his summit Thursday with PM Starmer.

Rod Rosenstein has served as U.S. attorney in Baltimore for 11 years, outlasting all of his counterparts in the Bush administration and most from the Obama years, too.

Vice President Pence will travel to the state hit hardest by coronavirus. "I want to assure the people ... that we're with them," Pence said.

Sadaf Knight, CEO of the Florida Policy Institute, breaks down how immigrants impact our economy and how responses to the new law could impact you.

The second part of NPR's series on maritime Britain begins on a small ferry en route to the storm-lashed island of Lundy. Pirates once awaited their prey on the three-mile-long island. Today, there are 28 permanent residents, all employed by a conservation group, though some 2,000 bell ringers have made the pilgrimage to the island's old Gothic church.

Turkish novelist Elif Shafak and producer Sandy Tolan set out to capture the voices of Turkey and its cultural attitude on one street: Kazanci Yokushu, the "Street of the Cauldron Makers."

Researchers have figured out how to turn microscopic green algae into tiny beasts of burden capable of shouldering surprisingly big loads. The technique could lead to the harnessing of microorganisms for use in industry and biotech.

One of the nation's largest military bases has dropped the name of a Confederate general and is now known as Fort Cavazos, in honor of the Army's first Latino four-star general.

Tucked into a slice of the western Florida Panhandle is one of the rarest ecosystems in the world. The Coastal Dune Lakes are where fresh water lakes…

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell acknowledged Joe Biden and Kamala Harris as president- and vice president-elect on Tuesday for the first time. McConnell spoke with Biden later in the day.

As incomes dry up for low-paid Pakistanis during the COVID-19 crisis, the government is massively expanding a program that gives cash to the out-of-work. But concerns are being raised about its reach.

Serbs in Kosovo rallied Monday to protest Kosovo's declaration of independence Sunday. President Bush, who is traveling this week in Africa, was first to recognize new independence, which is opposed by Russia. The move has prompted Serbia to recall its ambassador from Washington.

The anthropomorphic cattle dog has been captivating the attention of her target audience and then some.

Forecasters say Hurricane Eta is rapidly gaining strength as it churns towards the coast of Nicaragua. The storm is expected to bring life-threatening storm surge, flash flooding and landslides.

Legislative budget negotiators have reached a deal to extend the life of the Visit Florida tourism agency, which had been set to expire in October. The…

Saudi energy company Aramco said Sunday its profits jumped 90% in the second quarter compared to the same time last year, helping its half-year earnings reach nearly $88 billion.

iRobot, the U.S. firm that had robots vacuuming homes, will be taken over by its China-based supplier. It's assuring owners that devices will keep working as usual.

The Lunar New Year is coming up on February 10, and on the next Modern Notebook with Tyler Kline we are celebrating with music about the moon and works by composers from the Asian diaspora. Tune in for solo piano music by Zhiliang Zhang inspired by Chinese Opera; a work by Narong Prangcharoen named after the colors of Thai porcelain; and a piece by Naoko Hishinuma titled “On a Full Moon Night.”Then, a solo flute work by Hee Yun Kim; music for prepared piano by Vivian Fung inspired by Balinese music; and a piano concerto by Toshio Hosokawa titled “Lotus under the moonlight.”

The University of Connecticut knocked out defending champions Stanford, 63-58, Friday night. Earlier in the night, top-seeded Louisville fell to South Carolina, 72-59. The championship game is Sunday.

Tired of trying to break through the filibusters, steep the tea, climb the summits? In an era dominated by partisan shouting, Christine Rosen offers a reading list that should appeal to anyone — conservative and liberal alike — feeling left out of the debate.

"I believe in diplomacy, I believe in dialogue, I believe in engagement," the president says of Iran and other regimes perceived as U.S. enemies. But he says restoring relations is a gradual process.

A former Florida A&M University band member was sentenced Friday to four years in prison for his role in a drum major's hazing death. Judge Marc...