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Young men and women are politically drifting apart across the developed world. The growing political gender divide in South Korea is making experts worried about the country's future.

The war in Ukraine is now largely being fought with drones. Ukraine made 2 million last year. Drone makers churn them out in factories and mom-and-pop operations like one in a Kyiv basement apartment.

The mental health effects of Hurricane Katrina have been studied for more than a decade, and that research found that post-traumatic growth can co-exist with post-traumatic stress.

When the votes came in for Prospect magazine's list of the top 100 public intellectuals, at No. 1 was Turkish Sufi cleric Fethullah Gulen. Prospect Magazine editor Tom Nuttall says Gulen's global network of supporters propelled him to the top spot.

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Alex Holder after his testimony to the House Select Committee, about his documentary with exclusive footage inside the Trump White House before and after the insurrection.

An emblem of the hippie era in America, the car was marketed in the U.S. as adorably uncool. Volkswagen sold the bug with cheeky slogans like "It's ugly, but it gets you there."

American communities were devastated by addiction and the war on drugs. Now they're struggling for a future but the damage runs deep. Healing and hope often clash with overdose deaths and poverty.

Tuesday's hearing looks at the role of groups like the Oath Keepers and Proud Boys on the Jan. 6 Capitol attack — and the groups' possible connection to former President Donald Trump.

Members of the Jan. 6 committee are pursuing additional witnesses and say they are receiving a lot of new evidence. Their public hearings are now going to extend into July.

From a straight-up death metal record by a bunch of lifers to a bluegrass 'n' black metal hybrid (really!), these are the records that hurt so good in 2012.

Cher recently spoke with NPR's Scott Simon about her first holiday music album. "DJ Play a Christmas Song" has since hit Number 1 on two Billboard charts.

States are preparing guidelines for when there's not enough care to go around. Disability groups are worried that those standards will allow rationing that excludes people with disabilities.

State regulators next week will take up proposed rules that could help set the stage for an expansion of underground power lines in hurricane-weary…

Thousands of people have been lining up in London to see Queen Elizabeth II lying in state. They say the 10+ hour wait is worth it to thank the queen for her service — and can even be pretty fun.

New York Times journalist Alan Feuer says some members of Trump's inner circle have close ties to the Proud Boys and the Oath Keepers, whose leaders have been charged with seditious conspiracy.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Kadia Goba, political reporter for BuzzFeed News, and Paul Kane, senior congressional correspondent and columnist for The Washington Post, about covering Congress.

Shifting to clean electricity will require many more major transmission lines, something residents of some areas may not want. The infrastructure bill in Congress could make the lines easier to build.

A COVID-19 booster study suggests Moderna or Pfizer works best. A House panel investigating the U.S. Capitol attack issues more subpoenas. The Biden administration aims to break up shipping logjams.

Journalists have walked out of two dozen newsrooms over layoffs, budget cuts and fraught contract talks in just the past few weeks. All of them belong to the leading newspaper union, the NewsGuild.

Scott Simon remembers the life and work of Anne Garrels, the formrer NPR foreign correspondent who died this week at the age of 71.

Osaka has won four major tournaments, including two Australian Opens and two U.S. Opens. She is making her comeback after taking hiatuses from the sport in recent years.

Right now, Florida’s top educator is two steps removed from voters. The state education commissioner is appointed by a board and that board is appointed…

Rep. Bennie Thompson of Mississippi confirmed Sunday that an executive order was drafted for Trump to sign that would have used the military to seize machines in battleground states.

Every weekday, Billy Botsch takes an hourlong trip on two trains to Miami immigration court. He isn't a lawyer. He doesn't have a family member due to appear. He watches and takes notes from hundreds of hearings. WLRN asked him to keep a diary for a day.