NPR's Scott Simon asks Ivo Daalder, former U.S. ambassador to NATO, about his recent criticism of America's approach to military conflict.

NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer talks with financial historian Brendan Greeley about President Trump's push to be featured on a new $250 bill.

ANHOLT, Denmark — The carcass of a humpback whale, whose life and death captivated Germans for months as the mammal became repeatedly stranded in the Baltic Sea, was dragged Saturday onto a Danish ...

Pope Leo released his first encyclical this week. He called it Magnifica Humanitas — or Magnificent Humanity. In it, he compares the swift, irresistible rise of Artificial Intelligence in our lives to ...

WASHINGTON — What began as an inquiry into a mysterious sound in the background of an airplane cockpit voice recording escalated into an unexpected challenge for the nation's top safety investigators.

MAVECURE, Colombia – It's barely sunup in the Amazon rainforest but the sound of howler monkeys, parrots and frogs serve as nature's alarm clock. Along with a couple of friends from the U.S., I'm in ...

The volunteer-run effort aims to provide a safe place for unhoused people to sleep in their cars. It re-launches June 22, 2026 with new waitlist and check-in processes designed to make it more ...

On paper, there are ceasefires in place between Israel and the US in Iran, and also in Lebanon, Gaza. On the ground, fighting goes on.

Former Attorney General Pam Bondi was questioned by House lawmakers Friday about her handling of the release of files in the case of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

In Laos, rescue efforts are underway to reach seven men who have been trapped inside a cave for over a week.

A federal judge has blocked President Trump from adding his name to the Kennedy Center, saying that the Washington, D.C. arts complex was named for the late president John F. Kennedy. In a ruling on ...

Protests are expected to continue Friday outside an Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facility in Newark, N.J. Editor’s Note: After this segment aired, the Department of Homeland Security ...