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The British government aims to make all 16- and 17-year-olds eligible to vote starting in the next U.K. general election. Some voting age limits are changing in the U.S., but only at the local level.

President Trump has announced — but postponed the effective date for — higher tariffs once again. Here's what to know about the latest on his tariff policy.

The billionaire businessman has spent weeks campaigning relentlessly for Donald Trump. That dedication could lead to major benefits for him and his companies.

If you haven't rolled up your sleeve for the jab, you're not alone. In fact, you're in the majority. Here's why doctors think the shot is important.

Decades after a genocide that killed nearly 1 million Rwandans, NPR visits a church that was the site of a massacre where 7,000 people were killed, and talk to one man who perpetrated crimes there.

Nick Harkaway grew up hearing his dad read drafts of his George Smiley novels. He picks up le Carré's beloved spymaster character in the new novel, Karla's Choice.

How do you encourage women to report domestic violence? In one Pakistani city, there's a new strategy: sending in female cops on pink scooters.

As the campaign entered its final two weeks, former President Trump held a roundtable with Latino men in Florida, Vice President Harris sat for two interviews and early voting kicked off in Wisconsin.

Actor Jimmy O. Yang is learning how to take compliments. On Wild Card this week, he opens up about love languages and fears.

The Republican nominee's remarks come days after a joke about Puerto Rico as a "floating island of garbage" at his New York rally prompted backlash.

In Washington, D.C., a tax on residents earning more than $250,000 a year is boosting the wages of child care workers. Two years in, it's proving to be a great investment.

NPR's Ari Shapiro examines the substance behind and implications of President Joe Biden's pardon of his son Hunter. He did so with just weeks left in his presidency after repeatedly promising not to.

Trump campaigned on border security promises, and he and his allies argue that his electoral win is an endorsement of his upcoming actions on the issue.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe asks Jeremiah Fraites of The Lumineers about his new collection of piano music, his second, called "Piano Piano 2."

Biden is 80 years old, and would be 86 by the end of a second term. While many voters see his age as cause for concern, a campaign strategist says there are upsides to his decades of experience.

Oxford professor Ben Ansell says we are witnessing a battle between nationalism and liberalism that will write our own time indelibly into the history books of tomorrow.

How can you outsmart scammers? What would you do if your friend was attacked by a wild cougar? NPR readers wanted to know the answers to those questions and more in 2024.

A new wave of migrants is expected to flee Venezuela as the nation's crisis deepens. Authoritarian President Nicolás Maduro claims re-election. The opposition disputes the outcome as fraudulent.

The Land Back Movement is an effort by native Americans to reclaim lost land. Two reporters take a look at where it's worked and where it hasn't at reservations in Minnesota.

Cian Lawlor's father was dispatched to the Palisades Fire just over a week ago and he's been working it ever since. The 11-year-old had some questions for his dad.