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In the news, Sudan is often discussed a place devastated by a civil war and home to the world's largest humanitarian crisis. But a podcast sharing Sudanese folklore shows more about the culture.

Floods in Nebraska tore out major highways, railroad lines and destroyed levees, in addition to rebuilding homes and businesses, residents of some small towns face long detours to buy basic supplies.

The National Football League has announced it will use a Sony system of six 8K cameras to track the position of the ball on the field, though traditional chain measurements will stay as a backup.

Joshua Wolf Shenk says it's time to debunk the myth of the lone genius. His new book explores creative partnerships — and explains how Emily Dickinson wasn't actually as much of a loner as we think.

A new report offers insights for U.K. efforts to improve areas with polluted water supplies.

NPR's Sarah McCammon talks with Edward Lengel, former Chief Historian of the White House Historical Association, about President Trump's plans to build a ballroom at the White House.

A shipwrecked robot named Roz is accidentally activated by the wild animals on an otherwise uninhabited island in The Wild Robot, an animated adventure from the makers of How to Train Your Dragon.

People who've had strokes or traumatic brain injuries often live with aphasia: difficulty using language, both written and spoken. But music mostly originates in the undamaged hemisphere of the brain.

Absent from the recording studio for more than a decade, the restless musician has commissioned six composers for his new album.

We asked readers whether young Americans today can still have a better life than their parents. They responded with stories of economic hardship and growing disillusionment with leaders in Washington.

The popularity of Duranguense music has made the link between Chicago and Durango, Mexico, more visible. But the connection is deeper than most creators and fans of the music know.

The President speaks to the American Legion convention in Salt Lake City, the first of five scheduled policy speeches on the struggle against terrorism. The White House said it is the first in a series of speeches about the war on terrorism that will lead up to the president's address to the United Nations next month.

African agriculture is in crisis, and Africa's farmland is losing its fertility at an alarming rate. Farmers in sub-Saharan Africa don't produce enough food to feed their own people, while population growth is outpacing agricultural production.

The global HIV epidemic continues to expand, with more than 40 million people now estimated to have the AIDS virus, the United Nations says. The epidemic shows no signs of abating in southern Africa, but in some countries prevention efforts are finally starting to pay off.

While standard solar panels can provide electricity during the day, this device can be a "continuous renewable power source" during the day and at night.

So many people caught the omicron variant over the winter that almost 60% of everyone in the U.S. — including most children — now have antibodies to the virus in their blood, the CDC said Tuesday.

Blunt is the fifth Republican senator to announce his intention not to seek reelection next year.

In a whistleblower complaint, Bright alleges he was removed from his post for failing to go along with the president's push to promote a drug as a cure for COVID-19.

Nawaz Sharif, who pled not guilty before an anti-corruption court to charges of money laundering and related crimes, has failed to appear for a hearing.

During the coronavirus pandemic, states have struggled with staggering revenue losses and budget shortfalls. Here's what is happening in Texas.