NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with Kim Aris, son of Aung San Suu Kyi. The imprisoned former de facto leader of Myanmar was moved to house arrest according to the government.

The Supreme Court has weakened the Voting Rights Act of 1965 which was designed to outlaw discriminatory voting practices to make the voting playing field equal for Black people.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with French musician Sofiane Pamart about soundtracks to our lives, and about his new album, "Movie." ...

We gauge reaction in the Deep South to the Supreme Court ruling that could upend Black representation in Congress.

Colorado is struggling to regulate the booming sports gambling industry. Lawmakers want to protect the public from gambling addiction but also benefit from the industry's tax revenue.

Five strangers are waiting on a train platform. When the train arrives in five minutes, one of them will die. That's the premise of Ilona Bannister's novel, "Five." She talks to NPR's Ayesha Rascoe.

The Stillaguamish Tribe in Washington state has been buying land in its traditional territory and removing levees. The goal ...

Hourly workers across a number of industries have long been grappling with unstable schedules and pay as their employers use ...

Iran has submitted a 14-point response to the U.S. proposal to end the conflict that began with U.S. and Israeli attacks on ...

Golden Tempo has won the Kentucky Derby at odds of 23-1 to make Cherie DeVaux the first woman to train the winner of the ...

Germany's defense minister is playing down the impact of the Pentagon's decision to pull 5,000 troops from the country, but ...

The ICRC president talks about her recent trip to Iran, and warns about the impact of the Iran war on civilians.