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NPR's Noah Adams speaks with Michael O'Hanlon of the Brookings Institution about the continued occupation of Iraq, the degree to which insurgents control parts of the country and the potential significance of reaching the mark of 1,000 deaths among U.S. troops.

Netflix has decided to spin off its DVD rentals into the new service "Qwikster." Will this really fix its customer-dissatisfaction problems and restore peace?

The new film A Most Violent Year is written and directed by J.C. Chandor. The crime drama starring Jessica Chastain takes place in New York City in 1981, one of the city's most violent years.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks to University of Michigan economist Justin Wolfers about the possible economic impact of the GOP tax and spending bill that narrowly passed in the House.

NASA had been weighing whether it would be safe enough to return two astronauts to Earth on Boeing's Starliner.

NPR's Jim Zarroli reports Wall Street's top brokerage firms agreed to pay nearly $1.5 billion in fines to settle conflict-of-interest charges. Regulators accused the firms of continuing to recommend stocks they privately had turned against. Besides fines, the firms agree to spend several hundred million dollars in coming years buying research from independent firms that don't mix stock research with investment banking.

An unusual type of diabetes linked to malnutrition now has a name. Scientists are calling for wider recognition of the newly classified Type 5 diabetes to spur better treatments.

Darren Aronofsky's 2000 film Requiem for a Dream spawned a musical motif that's rippled through media — and jumpstarted a new career for Clint Mansell, the composer of its haunted score.

Each week, the guests and hosts on NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour share what's bringing them joy. This week: Everything Everywhere All At Once, Jerrod Carmichael's standup special, and more.

The votes are still being counted but if the party wins, it would mark a major milestone that could pave the way for Northern Ireland to leave the U.K. NPR's Leila Fadel talks to reporter Willem Marx.

A selective preview of the would-be blockbusters, thrillers, comedies and thought-provokers Hollywood has in store for hot weather.

It can be hard enough finding a doctor who prescribes buprenorphine, a medication used to treat opioid addiction. But patients also report difficulty with pharmacies that refuse to stock the drug.

Interstate 75 remains closed northbound, several hours after a crash involving two tractor-trailers at about 2:00 p.m. Drivers can expect delays…

"I view the whole enterprise of marriage so differently than I used to," author Molly Roden Winter told us.

Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross has significant holdings in a Russian shipping company that does business with an energy company who's owners include Vladimir Putin's son-in-law and an oligarch subject to U.S. sanctions. Ross failed to disclose the connection in his confirmation hearings, but says there's nothing improper.

Howard Bryant of ESPN.com is at the Wimbledon tennis championships and tells NPR's Scott Simon about what he's seen so far.

The inventive prowess of University of South Florida faculty, researchers and students was on display once again in 2017, as the school placed fifth in…

European countries put more restrictive measures in place to control the spread of COVID-19. France has a strict overnight curfew, but the government says that's not enough to slow the virus down.

A Trump executive order pushes involuntary treatment for homeless people; the VA denies that would include homeless vets.

When Maajid Nawaz was 16 he joined a radical Islamist group. After four years in prison in Egypt, he decided to leave it. "I'm very, very lucky to have been able to get through it," he says.

Tim Walz is the main event, but former President Bill Clinton, former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg are also speaking in Chicago on Wednesday.

As three more cases of fungal meningitis were confirmed in Florida on Wednesday, bringing the case count to 22, the state's top health official said the…

Journalist Jeroen van Bergeijk wanted an adventure, so he bought a 1988 clunker in his native Amsterdam and drove it across the Sahara with the intention of selling it. Within a week of arriving in Africa, he had dozens of offers. By then, however, he was attached to his vehicle and the possibilities it held.

There’s a statistic on veteran suicide that is repeated often: VA officials say an average of 22 veterans commit suicide every day. But what is not widely…

We have a lot of labels for Leonardo da Vinci but a new documentary seeks to understand him as a person.