NPR's Leila Fadel asks former State Department official Wa'el Alzayat about the prospects of Kurdish forces reaching an agreement to join the Syrian army ahead of an end-of-year deadline.

France's Louvre museum has installed large metal bars over the windows of the gallery thieves broke into in October.

Congress kicked off 2025 with an ambitious agenda, but 12 months later, it has ceded much of its power to President Trump and passed a record low number of bills.

America's literary highways may be plenty crowded with middle-aged runaways fleeing lives that increasingly feel like a bad fit. But Ben Markovits adds a moving tale to the collection.

The U.S. has launched a "deadly strike" against Islamic State fighters in northwest Nigeria, according to Trump. And, holiday spending was higher than expected this year.

The Trump administration wants to revamp U.S. childhood vaccination recommendations to align with some other peer nations, including one tiny country in northern Europe.

Amanda Seyfried is up for a Golden Globe for her performance in The Testament of Ann Lee, a movie musical about the leader of the Shakers, the 18th-century religious movement that preached celibacy, ...

The original Betty Boop, the first four Nancy Drew books and Greta Garbo's first talkie are among the many works from 1930 that will be free to use, share and remake starting on Jan. 1.

Figuring out the insurance options for families often falls to women. Some say they're delaying marriage, taking side jobs, and putting their kids on Medicaid as premium prices shoot up in 2026.

President Trump set the process in motion to ease federal restrictions on marijuana. But his order doesn't automatically revoke laws targeting marijuana, which remains illegal to transport over state ...

Alaska Airlines is the latest airline to ground its planes because of an IT meltdown. We talked to industry leaders about why these systems fail, and what airlines can learn from past disruptions.

Ukraine spent its third Christmas at war with Russia. NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with a Ukrainian member of parliament about celebrating in wartime and soliciting U.S. support for Ukraine.