All Things Considered

Recently, Donald Trump and his advisers have criticized Russia and sounded more engaged with the government in Ukraine. But what does it mean when it comes to U.S. policy?

Brain drain happens to smaller countries all the time, with high performers finding opportunities overseas, often in the U.S. But the table may be turning as the NIH blocks grant applications.

Bestselling Swedish writer Fredrik Backman says he never struggled with his confidence as much as he did writing his new book, My Friends. In fact, he was seriously considering retiring.

The likelihood that the newly elected pope has consumed a Chicago style hot dog is not zero. And that means something.

Pope Francis welcomed the LGBT community into the Catholic Church. What will his successor mean for the community?

Friday morning, newly-elected Pope Leo XIV led his first public mass as head of the Catholic Church:

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Vinay Kwatra, Indian ambassador to the U.S., about the violent conflict between India and Pakistan.

Faulty DNA tests being used in criminal cases in Texas could impact about 700 cases. Under some circumstances, these tests were incorrectly coming back as insufficient DNA to test.

Chinese consumers have less and less confidence to splurge, which spells trouble for government efforts to jump-start consumer spending to offset deflation and mitigate the trade war with the U.S.

The Trump administration slashed funding for the national service agency and fired most of its staff. 32,000 people, mostly young adults, were forced to stop work immediately.

Three months ago, President Trump signed an executive order telling white Afrikaans South Africans they could apply for refugee status in the U.S. The first group has been swiftly processed and is set to arrive on U.S. soil Monday

Pope Leo XIV, the first American to lead the Catholic church, grew up in the Chicago area and Catholics in Chicago are overjoyed.