Remembering NPR journalist David Gilkey, who died in Afghanistan 10 years ago
It's been exactly a decade since award-winning NPR photojournalist David Gilkey and NPR interpreter Zaihullah Tamanna were killed on assignment in Afghanistan — the only NPR staff ever killed in...
How China is breaking apart Uyghurs and their culture
China's campaign against the Uyghur ethnic minority in the country's northwest has entered a new phase.
Israel's ambassador to the UN on U.S.-Israel relationship
With the U.S.-brokered ceasefire agreement between Israel and Lebanon already appearing weak, a growing rift between U.S. and Israeli war priorities is causing new tensions between the country's leadership.
The Pope apologized for how the Vatican legitimized slavery. Now what?
Dr. Uché Blackstock wrote about her complicated reaction to the apology and how the Catholic church might repair the harms caused by slavery that still reverberate across the world.
Lizzo's new album reclaims sexist insult in the name of empowerment
Lizzo cites fellow musicians Missy Elliot and Meredith Brooks as influences on the new album.
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Horror flicks from young YouTubers are dominating the box office. What does it say about Hollywood?
"Obsession" and "Backrooms" have each made around $100 million.
N.J. Sen. Andy Kim describes what he saw in Delaney Hall immigration detention center
Some immigrants are alleging poor conditions, government officials deny that, and protestors and clashing with police outside the center.
Bald eagles in Washington, D.C., leave failed nest
In April, at a bald eagle's nest in Washington, D.C., there was much anticipation about eggs that were expected to hatch near the end of the month. Unfortunately, the nest...
Jill Biden opens up about her time in the White House
Former First Lady Jill Biden's new memoir "The View from the East Wing" is billed as an exclusive look at her time as first lady.
With minimal protection, test kits or training, Congo doctors struggle to contain Ebola outbreak
In a remote mining town in Ituri province, doctors, many of them with little or no training, are fighting the Ebola virus.
Remembering Iranian French author Marjane Satrapi
Satrapi, known for her "Persepolis" series of graphic novels, has died at age 56.
Summer sandwiches to enjoy at the beach, on a picnic blanket or at the dinner table
What if dinner sandwiches were exciting? Something more than bread with assorted refrigerator leftovers.
The megalodon was the apex predator of its day
Some were four times the size of today's great whites.
Chef José Andrés on humanitarian work, new cookbook and appearing in a Marvel comic
José Andrés founded the food aid organization World Central Kitchen with his wife after responding to the 2010 earthquake in Haiti.
Ultra runner Tyler Andrews summited Everest in 9 hours and 55 minutes, crushing 23-year-old record
Tyler Andrews already holds records for the fastest-known time ascents of Argentina's Aconcagua, Japan's Mount Fuji and Tanzania's Mount Kilimanjaro. Now, he adds Mount Everest to his impressive list of...
NBA finals preview: Party like it's 1999
The New York Knicks and the San Antonio Spurs are meeting in the NBA finals.
After Trump's DOJ dropped some police reforms, Louisville stepped in. How's it going, 1 year later?
Last year, the Trump administration walked away from a consent decree that mandated changes in how police officers use force, an agreement reached after the 2020 killing of Breonna Taylor.
'Retro Recipes' cookbook makes everything old new again, including tuna casserole
In the cookbook, author Bobby Hicks takes readers back to the 1800s with recipes like lightning cake and lobster thermidor, through to the 1960s with gelatin rainbow cake and boeuf...
A bipartisan Problem Solvers Caucus wants to end gerrymandering
Polls show most Americans oppose partisan redistricting.
What detainees are facing in New Jersey's Delaney Hall ICE facility
A lawyer representing a detainee explains what she's heard.