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Some election locations in Arizona are shutting their doors in the face of security threats — but others are expanding their footprint.

Known for their energy and bombast, Donald Trump's rally speeches have become increasingly erratic. The former president is visibly tired amid a whirlwind schedule in the final days of the campaign.

Fixated on a UK sex abuse scandal from 15 years ago, Elon Musk has been trolling British officials, prompting a rebuke from the prime minister and worry over what this portends for U.S. policy.

The International Association of Chiefs of Police has issued two resolutions focused on ICE agents' use of face masks and heated comments around policing coming from influential leaders. Ari Shapiro speaks with Terrence Cunningham, a retired police chief and head of the IACP.

Texas Rep. Al Green, a Democrat, was officially censured Thursday in a vote in the House following his protest on Tuesday during President Trump's address to a joint session of Congress.

In northern California, a group of volunteers spend every night from late fall through winter as crossing guards–escorting migrating salamanders across a rural road.

The music superproducer Quincy Jones died Sunday night at age 91. We revisit a conversation he had with NPR's Michele Norris in 2008.

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Ralph Basham, the director of the Secret Service during the George W. Bush administration, about Secret Service director Kimberly Cheatle's decision to resign.

President Donald Trump says he has agreed to sell the nation's most advanced fighter jet to Saudi Arabia despite concerns that China could gain access to the plane's vaunted American technology.

The plan includes many of Russian President Vladimir Putin's demands. Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Friday that his country is at "truly one of the most difficult moments in our history."

Presidential or congressional races aren't on the ballot, but there are some key races around the U.S. that could have consequences nationally. We look at the messages the candidates are running on.

Countries with teams that qualified for the FIFA World Cup 2026 now know who they'll play their opening games against after Friday's draw in Washington, D.C. A record number of teams will compete.

An age-old Palestinian tradition of making soap in the Israeli-occupied West Bank was recognized by UNESCO. A visit to one factory tells you why.

Millions of dollars worth of contraceptives have been stored in Belgium since the U.S. froze foreign aid. A local official says some products were stored improperly and are largely unusable.

NPR was in court for a pivotal hearing arguing that the Trump administration had broken the law with its treatment of public media.

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with former U.S. Special Representative for Ukraine Kurt Volker, about the latest in the Trump administration's unconventional approach to negotiating a peace deal.

Dozens of people are presumed dead and about 100 injured, most of them seriously, following a fire at a Swiss Alps bar during a New Year's celebration, police said Thursday.

Today, people consider "Yule" synonymous with "Christmas." But centuries ago, Yule meant something different — a pagan mid-winter festival, dating back to pre-Christian Germanic people.

NPR's Juana Summers speaks with Luke Goldstein of The Lever, who wrote about the rise of private equity control of youth hockey facilities.

Every year, NPR asks a writer to compose an original story with a Christmas theme. This year, Gregory Maguire reinvents the Hans Christian Andersen classic "The Little Match Girl" for a new time and new audiences.