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Rania Abouzeid has been covering Syria since 2011 — despite the fact that she's been called a spy, placed on wanted lists by Syrian intelligence and banned from entering the country.

Widespread condemnation has been pouring in since a weekend attack against Republican Party volunteers signing up voters at the Walmart Supercenter at...

Saying, "We are making history," Venezuela's opposition leader makes his boldest attempt yet to oust President Nicolás Maduro. On Tuesday, Juan Guaidó declared that "Operation Freedom" has begun.

Meredith Ochs has a review of a new Uncle Tupelo anthology that complies highlights from the band's four albums along with rare tracks. The collection highlights the music that helped launch a movement known as alternative country. (4:15) The CD is 89/93: An Anthology, by Uncle Tupelo. Released March 2002 by Columbia/Legacy; ASIN: B0000

Afghanistan's struggling economy is teetering on the brink of collapse more than a month after the Taliban seized power, with salaries going unpaid and families tightening their belts to survive.

The music of Mariana de Miguel is always changing — and her intimate, simmering El Tiny performance is an effortless flash of all she's capable of.

Months into the coronavirus pandemic, the tedium of daily meal prep is catching up with many people. Chef and writer Katie Workman says people miss the joy of cooking for others.

I say the same thing every December: there were so many really good new cookbooks published this year. And 2023 is no exception.

The pandemic brought many small town health clinics to the brink. But health care providers say the crisis also led to more awareness of the health disparities that have long existed in rural America.

The Mexican singer-songwriter racked up more than 8.5 billion views globally on the platform this year.

Mallory Ortberg of The Toast will fill almost decade-old shoes for Slate's popular advice column, but not without getting advice first. Before she pays it forward, we seek her words on a timely issue.

A Palm Beach County philanthropist is making good on her promise to herself to share the story of the nation's disabled veterans with as many people...

The new movie, Salt-N-Pepa, is about one of the first and most successful all-female rap groups. The film was executive produced by Queen Latifah and directed by Mario Van Peebles.

Outgoing premier Li Keqiang told delegates at the National People's Congress that China is aiming to rebound economically after COVID slowed them down

Santa Claus performers are working from dawn to late in the evening as they try to meet the pent-up demand for appearances, while dealing with retirements and deaths among their ranks.

For 15 minutes each week, Phyllis Jeanne Creore spoke and sang to the servicemen and their loved ones in her NBC radio broadcast. Now 96 years old, the beloved "Canteen Girl" shares her memories — and some personal wartime letters, too.

The grandmother often sang John Denver's "Sunshine On My Shoulders" because it reminded her of life's tiny pleasures.

Miami Beach’s efforts to control Zika-carrying mosquitoes have been challenged over the past two weeks by residents worried about possible adverse...

The Tampa Bay Rays and the New York Yankees used their Twitter accounts to bring awareness to gun violence instead of covering their game Thursday night.

The jazz legend practiced his saxophone 10 to 15 hours a day before he got his big break, and while he wasn't the most reliable husband, when it came to music, he never wavered. Scholar Stanley Crouch's Kansas City Lightning is the first of a two-volume biography of Parker.

Plans for the bridge were first approved in the 1970s, but have stopped and started over the decades.

NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with director Kamilah Forbes about her new HBO special, Between the World and Me, which is a visual interpretation of Ta-Nehisi Coates' best-selling book.

With a measles outbreak growing in West Texas, and isolated cases popping up across the country, experts say vaccination is the best protection. And not just for kids. Some adults may need a booster.

An underground world in the Ukraine capital is made up of Soviet-era bomb shelters, bunkers and basements. A potential Russian attack threatens to put the bygone shelter system to the test.

Linda checks back in with two entrepreneurs who launched web businesses in 1999. When we heard from them last December, both were eager about their prospects on-line. First, Linda talks with Becky Herberger who, along with her sister, owns LAFunk.com. The site caters to teenage girls who are looking for hair accessories, bags, and cosmetics. It was a tough year for the sisters, but the site remains on-line and is turning a bit of a profit. Meanwhile, the other entrepreneur -- Dave Saltman had to sell his venture BengalBay-dot-com in October. Saltman had hoped that his site, which sells tea and tea accessories, would attract enough consumers. He says he was lucky to find a buyer for his company so that his site could stay alive. (8:00) See http://www.lafunk.com and http://www.bengalbay.com for more info.