We look at what Senator Thom Tillis' decision to not run for re-election means for North Carolina politics, and for Democratic dreams to capture that seat in 2026.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks to Yun Sun, director of the China Program at the Stimson Center, about how Beijing will view Taiwan's large-scale military drills.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks to musician Noah Cyrus about how family and faith inspired her new album, "I Want My Loved Ones To Go With Me." ...

At least six children were killed in an Israeli strike on a water collection point. The Israeli military blamed a technical ...

We look at the tariff letters President Trump sent out this past week, as well as what polling tells us about how Americans feel about the increasingly violent immigration raids.

In this first glimpse of the "Sea Camp" series from NPR's Short Wave podcast, hear how climate change will significantly shift three-quarters of the ocean's surface currents by the end of the century.

Churches in Los Angeles put contingency plans in place after the Trump administration rescinds long-standing guidance ...

The finale of Love Island USA airs Sunday night. Critic Aisha Harris says it's impossible to separate the season's racial and ...

Israeli strikes in the Gaza Strip killed at least 19 people on Sunday, including six children at a water collection point, ...

At least 31 Palestinians were fatally shot on their way to an aid distribution site in the Gaza Strip on Saturday, while ...

Recent college graduates are facing one of the most challenging job markets in years — with the exception of the pandemic ...

The red, brown and gray hunk is about 70% larger than the next largest piece of Mars found on Earth and represents nearly 7% ...