Commercial vessels have already begun rerouting in the Red Sea in response to the Iran-backed Houthis' blockade, according to ...

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Israel's U.N. ambassador, Danny Danon, about a proposed U.S.-Saudi civilian nuclear deal, the Iran war and Israel's evolving relationship with the U.S.

Scientists are starting to reintroduce a 20-legged predator to kelp beds off Washington state after an underwater pandemic nearly wiped it out.

Cancer diagnoses are on the rise in sub-Saharan Africa and the Eastern Mediterranean regions, but care lags behind.

NPR has confirmed a deal that would allow the U.S. to transfer nuclear technology to Saudi Arabia and allow the country to begin enriching uranium for civilian use.

From Cesária Évora to a new generation of performers, women are keeping Cape Verde's music alive and thriving on the world stage.

Several entries in the Latin music category were among the highlights for judges in the 2026 Tiny Desk Contest.

There are nearly 2,000 communities of religious sisters and nuns in the Catholic church. Two nuns in Kentucky want to start the first devoted to ministering to people harmed by abuse in the church.

The ICE officer who shot and killed a man in Maine had a history of domestic abuse and mental health issues. Policing experts say these red flags should have come up in the hiring process.

President Trump says Iran is desperate to negotiate — but experts warn the conflict may be drifting further from diplomacy.

NPR's Scott Detrow talks with Sean Krankel, head of Interactive Storytelling at Netflix, about the platform's foray into video games amid the success of its game Unhinged.

Plas Johnson, the saxophonist behind "The Pink Panther Theme," has died at 94. We remember the Hollywood session legend whose playing shaped decades of music.