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Former Chinese Premier Li Keqiang has died of a heart attack. A respected development economist, he was overshadowed as premier by Xi Jinping.

President Trump has made big news during a 4-day visit to Scotland. He announced a new framework for U.S. trade with the EU and what could be a major recalibration of U.S. policy toward Gaza.

New and higher tariffs are set to take effect this week, amid signs the president's economic policies are resulting in higher prices and slower economic growth.

A bipartisan coalition has joined forces to push aggressive new sanctions on Russia and believe the souring relationship between President Trump and Vladimir Putin has created a new opening.

As Russia defies calls for a ceasefire in its war with Ukraine, members of Congress are moving to slap the country with new sanctions. The effort effort is a rare bipartisan issue in Congress.

President Trump is ordering a 25% tariff on all imported cars, beginning next week. The move is intended to boost domestic auto production. But it will likely also make it more expensive to buy a new car.

Ten years after countries promised to cut climate pollution in the Paris Agreement, countries plan to produce more than twice the amount of fossil fuels that would be consistent with that deal.

Russia launched its largest airstrike on Ukraine's capital Sunday, killing at least four people and damaging a building in the heavily protected government sector for the first time.

Budget analysts say the GOP tax cut and spending bill would add trillions to the government's debt over the next 10 years. Interest on the debt already costs taxpayers about $1 trillion per year.

Dorie Greenspan knows how to make an elaborate tiered wedding cake cascading with flowers, or a sculpted Darth Vader cake. But she's pretty clear that she doesn't want to.

The Studio, The Pitt and Adolescence won big at the Emmy Awards last night. The Late Show With Stephen Colbert took home the prize for best talk series months after CBS announced its cancellation.

The state had more than 2,300 titles removed from shelves or restricted last school year, according to data released by a national free expression organization.

Arizona's secretary of state announced Monday that his office has certified more than enough signatures to put access to abortion on the November ballot.

On Sunday, Britain, Canada and Australia said they recognized Palestine as a state. The Trump administration will find itself at odds with much of the rest of the world over Palestinian statehood.

A report warns that a major increase in U.S. natural gas exports may raise energy costs and worsen environmental impacts. That's at odds with the expected policy of the incoming Trump administration.

The former Orlando police chief and Orange County sheriff issued a statement that focused on a need to make Florida more affordable.

A $7,500 tax credit is available for the lease or purchase of many electric vehicles — but only if contracts are inked by midnight on Sept. 30. The result: The market for EVs is a little distorted.

In Hong Kong, the rejection of a Canadian scholar's visa highlights the erosion of academic freedom.

Roy Haynes. American jazz drummer and bandleader has died. Born in 1925 in Roxbury, Mass., he influenced generations of jazz drummers and helped change the direction of rhythmic improvisation.

Florida Democrats see an abortion referendum on the ballot this fall as an opportunity to win some key races, against big challenges in a red state.

AI is sucking up energy and tech companies are looking at ways to power it. There's been a lot of talk about nuclear, but those projects are years away and AI's thirst for energy is happening now.

The virus behind COVID-19 continues to spread, but there are small signs of good news — the death rate is still lower than other coronaviruses and new research confirms most cases are mild.

In the US' most populous state, vaccine optimism is tempered by a grim reality: California continues to set new coronavirus infection records and hospital ICUs in several counties are overwhelmed.

Congo is suffering from an Ebola outbreak, but even when the virus is contained there remains a risk. Scientists are trying to understand how the virus can hide out inside the bodies of survivors.

NPR's Lulu Garcia Navarro talks to Philip Kennicott, senior art and architecture critic for The Washington Post, about the significance of the U.S. Capitol.