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1649 episodes transcribedThe attack on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's husband and other recent incidents have security experts worried about the potential for political violence...
Billions will be watching when the men's soccer World Cup begins in Qatar this month. But the country's human rights record will also be in the global...
More than eight months after the start of Russia's war in Ukraine, new challenges are emerging.NPR's Franco Ordoñez reports that Ukrainian soldiers ar...
Elections are tight in many parts of the US these days. They certainly are in the battleground state of Wisconsin, where the last two presidential ele...
On Friday, federal authorities issued an internal bulletin that warned of the potential for violence from domestic extremists during the midterm elect...
On Sunday, Brazilians will go to the polls to choose between two very different presidential candidates. One is the far-right incumbent, Jair Bolsonar...
The G.I. Bill of 1944 provided free education, unemployment pay and home loans for millions of veterans returning from fighting in World War II. These...
As of Wednesday afternoon, more than 12 million people have cast ballots in the 2022 midterms, according to the United States Elections Project.Hidden...
A year ago, William Shatner, the actor who played Captain Kirk in the original Star Trek series, boarded a Blue Origin rocket ship. At the age of 90,...
The war in Ukraine is stressing global energy and food markets. China's COVID-19 lockdowns continue to affect supply chains. Economies large and small...
This week, politics in the UK looked a little — crazy. Outraged members of Parliament yelled their demands for Prime Minister Liz Truss to resign, a...
The House committee investigating the January 6 Capitol riot has subpoenaed former President Donald Trump for testimony under oath and records. We spe...
Election day is less than three weeks away, and Democrats are trying desperately to hold on to their slim majority in Congress by focusing on abortion...
This week, China's Communist Party Congress is expected to approve a historic third term in office for the country's leader, Xi Jinping. Xi has alread...
It's been more than a month since 22-year-old Mahsa Amini died after being detained by Iran's morality police – allegedly for breaking the rule requir...
The Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) was designed to soften the financial impact of the pandemic for small businesses. It issued about $800 billion i...
In a party not known for ethnic diversity, 22 Black candidates are running for Republican House seats this year. And for the first time, we could see...
Public health officials are warning of a possible surge in COVID cases this winter. How bad it could get depends on how many people take the right pre...
President Biden met with Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman this summer — a man he had previously accused of ordering the killing of jour...
There are more than 16 million people in the U.S. that are caring for someone with Alzheimer's and related dementias. More than two-thirds of them are...
