A Taiwanese opera troupe prepares a lavish, multi-day performance - for the gods.

Ukraine is suffering from more than a Russian invasion. Births have plummeted. But many families with help from the ...

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Pennsylvania's top elections official, Al Schmidt, about how the commonwealth is preparing for the Election Day vote count.

It's been 20 years since the tobacco quota, which guaranteed prices for the crop, was outlawed. Since then the number of farms growing tobacco in Kentucky has shrunk by 96%.

As Samantha Hodge-Williams waited on the operating table for emergency surgery, she felt alone and scared. Then the ...

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Emma Tucker, editor-in-chief of "The Wall Street Journal," about the paper's coverage of the 2024 presidential race.

The Neighborhood Assistance Corporation of America, which helps members get affordable mortgages, says its 3.7 million ...

NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with philosopher James Brusseau of Pace University about the ethics of creating and using artificial intelligence chat bots using a person's voice.

Russian President Vladimir Putin hosts leaders from many of the world’s fastest developing economies at a summit this week.

A federal court in Louisiana is weighing whether a state law requiring the Ten Commandments be displayed in public schools is constitutional.

Skybar, one of Beirut's most popular nightclubs, has turned into a shelter for hundreds of displaced people who've fled Israeli airstrikes across Lebanon in recent weeks.