After a Missouri Supreme Court decision Tuesday, the group People Not Politicians is urging Secretary of State Denny Hoskins to make a decision on whether its referendum on the 2025 congressional map will make the November 2026 ballot.
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Russia has launched a mass drone and missile attack on Ukraine's capital, Kyiv, killing one person and injuring at least 31. Local authorities report damage across six districts.
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NPR's Steve Inskeep asks John Moolenaar, chairman of the House Select Committee on China, about President Trump's goals for his summit in Beijing.
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Political organizer Denise Powell has defeated State Sen. John Cavanaugh to win the Democratic primary in the closely watched race for Nebraska's second congressional district.
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Spc. Mariyah Symone Collington, 19, of Taveres, Florida, is the second U.S. soldier who fell off a cliff during a recreational hike in Morocco. The remains of 1st Lt. Kendrick Lamont Key Jr. were recovered last week.
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As U.S. and Chinese leaders meet this week, the world is watching, and so are residents of Thitu Island in the disputed South China Sea, known in the Philippines as the West Philippine Sea.
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Australia's grain farmers, already strained by war-driven shortages, now face a severe mouse plague that could devastate crops in a key growing region.
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NYU Law professor Melissa Murray gives context and commentary on the nation's founding document in her new book The U.S. Constitution: A Comprehensive and Annotated Guide for the Modern Reader.
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Every World Cup, there's a new soccer ball. Sometimes the ball is panned. Sometimes people like it. Why do they keep changing it up? And what's notable about the ball in 2026?
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The South Carolina Supreme court granted a new trial to former attorney Alex Murdaugh, who was convicted three years ago of killing his wife and son. The reason? Jury tampering.
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Netflix turned heads in Hollywood by giving Greta Gerwig's Narnia an exclusive theatrical release, a move that could signal a shift in the streamer's relationship with movie theaters.
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The Trump administration is suspending a requirement that visitors from countries that have qualified for the World Cup and bought tickets for the tournament pay as much as $15,000 in bonds to enter the U.S.
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NPR's Scott Detrow talks with astrophysicist Adam Frank about the government's release of files related to Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena.
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President Trump has arrived in Beijing ahead of a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping. Trump has high-profile executives in the U.S. delegation with him, with trade and business on the agenda.
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In Memphis, new congressional maps have split the city's single congressional district, held by a Democrat, into three that are likely to elect Republicans in November.