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Tightening restrictions on student visas and travel, combined with tumultuous politics, are worrying some international students.

FIFA faces backlash from fans over 2026 World Cup ticket prices

Israeli police detained a former military prosecutor, the internal security minister said Monday, amid fallout from a leaked video allegedly showing Israeli soldiers abusing a Palestinian prisoner.

Big banks are facing a new reality in Washington: Democrats control all levers of power and they are not shy about their intentions to ratchet up pressure on the sector.

Analysis on the Biden administration's response to the latest conflict between the Israelis and the Palestinians, and details about the break-down in bipartisan talks over infrastructure.

NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Jeff Ehrlich, deputy enforcement director for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, about the investigation into Wells Fargo. Last week, federal regulators fined the bank more than $185 million dollars for opening accounts to meet intense sales goals.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks to Oregon Sen. Ron Wyden, a Democrat, about crafting the Democrats' spending bill and options to raise taxes on the rich to pay for his party's priorities.

NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Anthony Fauci, the nation's top infectious disease doctor and the president's chief medical adviser, about the science and decision-making concerning booster shots.

Hundreds of eateries selling chili-topped hot dogs dot Detroit. The story of how this food became the city's signature dish is deeply entwined with its auto industry and the workers who flocked to it.

A top-secret cache of sperm is stored under the Space Needle in Hot White Heist. Bob Odenkirk stars as a suburban dad with a secret identity in Nobody. And it's Criterion Collection's neonoir month.

But the recovery is expected to take longer for the multibillion-dollar passenger cruise industry.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with biological anthropologist and chief science advisor for Match, Helen Fisher, about this year's "Singles in America" study.

After nearly two years of living in sweats in the shadow of a pandemic, people — and fashion designers and brands — are ready to step out and catch the light.

The Newsweek editor looks at how women helped bring about peace in Liberia; how they're changing the state of marriage throughout Asia; and the rise of Christine Lagarde to the top of that notoriously male-dominated institution, the International Monetary Fund.

President Bush, back from a visit to Iraq, says violence there will never be eliminated but that a security crackdown and new intelligence on terrorism are contributing to "steady progress."

Scores of anti-war protestors have gathered outside President Bush's Texas ranch, where he dismissed speculation about withdrawing troops from Iraq. And top Republican lobbyist Jack Abramoff, a close ally of House GOP leader Tom DeLay, is indicted on fraud charges. Alex Chadwick discusses the week in politics with NPR senior correspondent Juan Williams.

Twenty-five years after its first album, the New Jersey band is still selling out Madison Square Garden and putting out chart-topping singles. But these days, its sound is a little more country, and it's recording in Nashville. That may be because pop and rock songs have left behind the working-class, everyday guy, while country music sings straight to him.

Michelle Yeoh stars as a Chinese American immigrant who suddenly develops the power to leap between parallel universes in this moving and often exasperating movie.

Top Chinese and U.S. officials met in Rome to discuss the Ukraine crisis amid reports that Russia has asked Beijing for military and economic assistance.

Top issues to expect in President Biden's address are his response to concerns about rising inflation and fatigue about the pandemic as well as steps taken to threaten Russia's financial stability.

Which super-villain strikes terror into your heart? We review the top contenders, and invite your votes and suggestions.

A 17-year-old in California who got curious about the impact of AI on typical teen jobs. She embarked on an ambitious economic research project and shared her findings with us.

More college students are using AI chatbots to help them with their studies. But data recently released by an AI company shows they're aren't the only ones using the technology.

Germany's famous Max Planck Society has opened a brain research institute in Jupiter, Fla. It's another move in the international competition to attract the best brain researchers.

Russia has been waging a broad, concerted campaign of influence against the U.S. that includes a number of both overt and clandestine elements.