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On the final day of the G-7 summit in England, world leaders released a joint statement on the coronavirus, the environment and human rights.

Normal protocols for hurricane evacuation, aid distribution and recovery have been upended by the threat of the coronavirus.

The videotape of Donald Trump bragging about groping and kissing women is already being used on campuses as a case study to teach students everything from bystander intervention to consent.

Dr. Jared Fox says the region's high vaccination rate is a good starting point, but indoor gatherings and delta could lead to a surge even if the state isn't a hotspot for the new variant.

Dozens of people are confirmed dead after deadly tornadoes roared across the South and Midwest. Rescue crews fear the death toll will rise as they work to get in to some of the hardest hit areas.

As North Korean leader Kim Jong Un threatens nuclear strikes on South Korea, Japan and the U.S., there is a new determination across the region to adopt a tougher line. There's talk now in Japan and South Korea that they should have nuclear weapons of their own — a position the U.S. opposes.

The California theater company was born on the picket lines of the United Farm Workers Movement; its mission is to dramatize the struggles of everyday people and bring the stories to a wider audience.

Michelle Dean's new compendium of outspoken women is as stimulating and insightful as its roster of guests — ten writers, from Dorothy Parker to Pauline Kael, who pulled no punches on the page.

A new bill in the Florida legislature would ban most abortions after 15 weeks. The measure is scheduled for its first committee hearing Wednesday. Already advocates and lawmakers are lining up to fight for their side of the issue.

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Rachel Rizzo, a senior fellow at the Atlantic Council's Europe Center, about Germany's new leadership and its pressing foreign policy concerns.

The fate of abortion in the U.S. appears to be on shaky ground as a divided Supreme Court weighs a Mississippi law. A decision in the case is expected by summer.

Police say the trio ran one of the country's largest illegal manufacturing vaping businesses. Officials continue to investigate what's behind the deaths and illnesses linked to vaping.

NPR's Juana Summers speaks with ESPN editor Dale Johnson about FIFA's announcement that artificial intelligence cameras will help make offsides calls at the upcoming World Cup.

Secretary of State Condolezza Rice is in the Middle East. Rami Khouri, editor-at-large of the Daily Star in Lebanon, talks with Steve Inskeep about the issues she is facing, including funding for the new Palestinian government and the future of Lebanon.

President Bush has nominated several conservative judges for federal court seats. Madeleine Brand discusses those nominations and the political forces lining up against some of them with Slate legal analyst Dahlia Lithwick.

NPR's Shannon Bond speaks to reporter Ryan Faircloth of The Star Tribune about the legalization of edibles and drinks infused with the cannabis ingredient THC in Minnesota.

On her bustling third album, the former Carolina Chocolate Drops member maps her vision of the Afro-Caribbean diaspora while gently taking Anglocentricism (and capitalism) down a notch.

Metro Denver is sparring with a wealthy suburb over who is responsible for a growing unhoused population.

Ukrainian authorities said that the three reactors were not hit, but denounced the attack as an act of "nuclear terrorism."

The Space Force has released their new anthem, "Semper Supra." NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Stephen Thompson from NPR Music to review it.

NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Ellen Wald of the Atlantic Council about bipartisan legislation that passed a Senate panel in May that would allow the U.S. to sue nations OPEC+ nations for price fixing.

In his new band, The Black Keys' Dan Auerbach plays immersive, funky R&B and soul that's embellished with velvety harmonies, hissy tape recordings and lip-curling attitude.

Some experts fear the nuclear power plant in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, could meltdown in a way similar to what happened in Fukushima, Japan, over a decade ago. What would that look like in a war zone?

The country-rock musician's new solo album is deeply personal, drawing on issues like recovery from a battle with alcoholism that peaked during his time with the band Drive-By Truckers.

The U.S. team finished with 33 medals, including 13 gold, in its best performance ever. The atmosphere in Eugene made it the most vibrant international track event in years.