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An intern accused a well-known TV anchor of forcibly kissing her. In a ruling this week, a Beijing court found that it could not determine whether sexual harassment had occurred.

The 2021 Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to journalists Maria Ressa of the Philippines and Dmitry Muratov of Russia.

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Patrick Skinner, an ex-CIA case officer and current Georgia police officer, about the use of the military in quelling protests, and on ways police antagonize protesters.

The founder of a support group for people who have caused accidental death or injury has some personal insight on the emotions stirred up by the killing of a cast member on the set of the movie Rust.

NPR's Michel Martin talks to Eva Velasquez, President and CEO of the Identity Theft Resource Center, about the growing threat of SIM swapping.

The Marvel Cinematic Universe's new movie, Captain America: Civil War, opens Friday. As a character, Captain America has long responded to the politics of the time and this movie is no different.

In 2016, a former Disney animator gave his followers a challenge: draw a mermaid every day for the month of May. Today, prompts motivate people to make pieces of mermaid art.

"I'm asking for justice," says Peter Lyoya, whose son Patrick Lyoya, 26, was fatally shot by Grand Rapids police officer, Christopher Schurr, 31, during a traffic stop last month.

NPR's Leila Fadel talks to David Wheeler, whose son was killed in the Sandy Hook school shooting, about families settling a lawsuit against Remington Arms, the company that made the murder weapon.

The governor faced questions about being taken to court by Walt Disney World during his first international trade mission.

Financial stress. It feels personal, but it has big implications for the economy.

Leslie Van Houten was denied parole more than 20 times — including five reversals from California's governor's office — over the brutal murders of Rosemary and Leno LaBianca in 1969.

A billboard at the county line advertises home health care services. Local churches try to create a feeling of belonging for elderly members who may be...

Florida school district officials are writing thousands of new exams to administer to students this school year. The effort to create end-of-course...

NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg about why so many domestic flights have been canceled in recent days, and the Biden administration's efforts to fix air travel.

Ronnie Greene's new book explores a case dating back to the days after Hurricane Katrina, when New Orleans police officers shot six unarmed civilians on the Danziger Bridge in East New Orleans.

The U.S. is experiencing a reckoning over the fact that the promises of America are not fulfilled equally. Black Americans share how they experience patriotism ahead of the July Fourth celebration.

In his new book, a former Army lieutenant general compares the war on terrorism to Alcoholics Anonymous: "Step one is admitting you have a problem."

Florida's resilience officer left early last year. Now, Gov. Ron DeSantis's office says it no longer has a dedicated chief science officer either.

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Democratic New York State Sen. Alessandra Biaggi about the allegations of sexual harassment against N.Y. Gov. Andrew Cuomo.

The findings disappointed scientists who documented flamingos' historic nesting in the state and made the case to reclassify the birds from vagrants to native birds.

Arlington House has reopened after a 3-year renovation. It seeks to memorialize Robert E. Lee and acknowledge his role in the Confederacy while also telling the story of those enslaved there.

Lloyd Austin endorses removing the prosecution of sexual assaults and related crimes from the military chain of command, but Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand says the recommendation doesn't go far enough.

For decades, the U.S. sought stability in the Middle East. But the upheavals of the past year have left the region in flux, and the U.S. is trying to define a new policy for dealing with changes that are still playing out.

The former president, blamed for some of Mexico's worst political killings of the 20th century, has died at the age of 100, current President Andrés Manuel López Obrador confirmed.