Opinion: Algae doesn’t care about our party lines
President Trump's beautification project of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool has become plagued with a robust algae bloom, despite a…
These nuns spent a lifetime helping others. In their last years, who will help them?
The sisters of Uganda are teachers, health-care advocates and more. Those who are in their twilight of their life need…
Palestinian-American kids find inspiration, and escape, on the soccer pitch
A dozen miles away from the World Cup games in New York/ New Jersey Stadium, Palestinian-American kids turn to soccer…
Fighting persists in Lebanon despite a ceasefire as U.S.-Iran deal is under threat
Israeli strikes on southern Lebanon on Saturday killed at least seven people, including two children, hours after reports emerged of…
Shot by ICE and still in pain. LA detainee highlights gaps in DHS oversight
Federal officers shot Ricardo Parias eight months ago during an ICE operation to detain him. His lawyer says he is…
James Burrows, director of classic shows ‘Cheers’ and ‘Friends,’ dies at 85
Burrows spent his career behind the camera specializing in situation comedies. Few viewers recognized him or knew his name, other…
The real horror of ‘Alien’ and how it explains why we’re not paid enough
Maybe the real monster in the Alien franchise isn’t actually the killer alien. Because behind the acid blood and jump…
Air Force One, gifted to Trump from Qatar, arrives at Joint Base Andrews
The luxury Boeing 747, initially valued at $400 million, arrived ahead of schedule on Friday. The jet caused controversy as…
Trump and Italy’s Giorgia Meloni used to be buds. But a rift is widening
"Italy and I do not beg," Meloni said in a video rebuke posted on social media Friday. Italy's top diplomat,…
In the US, who gets compensated when the government wrongs them?
It's Juneteenth – the holiday that commemorates the end of slavery in the U.S. The team at NPR's Code Switch…