A U.S. blockade of Iranian ports has gone into effect Monday, while President Trump claims Iran wants to make a deal.

NPR'S Mary Louise speaks with PBS NewsHour correspondent Lisa Desjardins about sexual misconduct allegations against Rep. Eric Swalwell and the pattern of such allegations against members of Congress.

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with conservative commentator and podcaster Michael Knowles about President Trump and Pope Leo XIV.

President Trump criticized Pope Leo XIV on Sunday. In a post on social media and comments to reporters, Trump said the American-born Pope is weak on crime and terrible for foreign policy.

We take a moment to remember former NPR audio engineer Brian Jarboe, who died on Monday. As a colleague, he was kind, agile and skilled in the studio — and he always had a guitar pick on him.

President Trump’s $1.5 trillion dollar proposed budget says the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program, known as LIHEAP, ...

Almost a decade after the height of the #MeToo movement, intimacy coordinators are a fixture on film sets. As of this year, the job is now covered by SAG-AFTRA, the labor union that represents actors.

Hungary's new leader Peter Magyar promises democratic renewal, closer ties with Europe, and national unity.

Justin Bieber made a high-profile return to public performance at the Coachella Music Festival last weekend. But it's how he did it that has fans talking.

A grieving widow begins receiving unexpected books in the mail each month, uncovering a tender story of love, loss and the ...

A local connection to the film “TOW,” which follows a woman’s fight against a costly towing dispute, brings the real-life ...

This weekend, people are pausing to consider how our everyday choices shape the world around us and what it takes to build a ...