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The Pentagon is increasingly concerned about cooperation between Russia and China in the vast, inhospitable Arctic. A new strategy is aimed at countering that.

Voices from Gaza in the midst of a communication blackout as Israel forced continue airstrikes on the enclave.

Author Gretchen Rubin and Elle.com senior staff writer R. Eric Thomas join NPR to answer listener questions about making resolutions for a new and unpredictable year.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is tasked with writing and enforcing rules for the financial industry. How might the independent federal agency change under the Trump administration?

NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with retired U.S. Army General Joseph Votel about the Pentagon shuttering offices focused on reducing harm to civilians during U.S. combat operations.

NPR's Scott Simon speaks to Ged O'Brien, founder of the Scottish Football Museum, about how the discovery of a football field raises doubts about the sport's roots.

A stranger helped two people stranded while moving from Maryland to Pennsylvania. They reconnected thanks to "My Unsung Hero" from Hidden Brain.

Ashley Ludlow's mother passed away in the hospital in 2005. She had followed her mother's wishes and asked that she not be resuscitated. That decision weighed heavy on her until a nurse reassured her.

Mostly they're charmed. Some witches we talked to couldn't wait for the new Wicked release. But some worry that the films have helped move the secret, spiritual art of witchcraft into the mainstream.

John Doe, Exene Cervenka and Dave Alvin of X join Fresh Air to discuss punk's early days. "Anybody could belong to punk that wanted to be there," Cervenka says. "[It] didn't matter how old you were."

A majority of county commissioners said the price tag was too steep, with not enough potential commuters guaranteed to make it worthwhile.

The 13-member Race Reconciliation Committee will be tasked with identifying problem areas and proposing solutions regarding racial inequities in the city of Tampa.

The Biden administration is expected to announce whether a $6 billion arctic drilling plan can move forward soon, an issue that's galvanized millions of TikTokkers into taking action, digitally.

The U.S. military said Monday that it attacked three boats accused of smuggling drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing a total of eight people as scrutiny is intensifying in Congress.

The tropics are quiet nearby but busy far away. Being quiet near by doesn't mean that tropical rains won't arrive.

The history of the Vietnam War has been told many times in hundreds of books, movies and plays. But a new 13-CD box set called Next Stop Is Vietnam explores the impact of that conflict through the popular music it inspired.

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Dr. Scott Gottlieb, who headed the FDA, and Andy Slavitt, who was the director of Medicare and Medicaid, about the spike in coronavirus cases across the country.

The fires in Los Angeles have the potential to bankrupt the state's insurer-of-last resort for homes in places commercial insurers have fled.

Bonds are selling off, and investors are "selling America," thanks to mounting worries over the national deficit.

Medicare's new authority to negotiate lower prescription drug prices represents a signature accomplishment of the Biden-Harris administration. Here's what to know as the first set of talks wraps up.

Arizona was central to Charlie Kirk's political vision.

Earlier this year, a doctor in Vermont made a donation to a local civic organization.

In his new memoir, Doctored, Sandeep Jauhar describes a growing discontent among doctors and how it's affecting patients. He says rushed doctors are often practicing "defensive medicine."

Satirists Kluger and Slavin come up with a line of movie merchandising for the older Star Wars fans. Since the franchise is now over 25 years old, the veteran fans don't need action figures, they need Depends.

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with former national security adviser John Bolton about President Trump's objectives in Iran.