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NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Rick Brennan, the World Health Organization's regional emergency director of the office for the Eastern Mediterranean, regarding the humanitarian needs in Afghanistan.

At the White House, there was a meeting in the Oval Office that's been years in the making. It all started with a phone call in July of 2019, which lead to Donald Trump's first impeachment last year.

Democrat Amy Klobuchar and Republican Mitt Romney issued a new call for Biden officials to protect Afghan journalists. Last month, the pair requested safe evacuation for those who wanted to leave.

Arizona and Georgia will be the first two states to introduce the new feature, which will allow users to add a license or state ID to their Apple devices.

After a personally eventful year, the artist undertook another – and perhaps his most – ambitious, sprawling introduction of a new album. The results seem to be inversely proportional.

It was only a matter of a few minutes — but the rules are the rules, and organizers say Malaysia's star shot putter Muhammad Ziyad Zolkefli broke them.

A survey by the Interactive Autism Network found that nearly two-thirds of children with autism spectrum disorders have been bullied at some point. And it found that these kids are three times as likely as typical kids to have been bullied in the past month.

President Obama won 2 out of 3 Hispanic votes in 2008, and Democrats this election season have a growing advantage with Hispanics. But Republicans and likely nominee Mitt Romney say they have a strong case to make for those votes based on the economy, and some are trying to shift focus away from Romney's stance on immigration.

Nobody wants to hear a baby cry. Researchers say the same techniques that soothe a colicky infant can help relieve the pain of vaccinations.

In his new memoir, Rodney King explains why he gave his famous "Can we get along?" speech when riots erupted after police officers were acquitted in his beating. His lawyers had drafted a far angrier script for him. He also reflects on his life since the trial: "Things have changed for me," he says.

Most Chicago public schools have less-than-six-hour school days — some of the shortest in the country. And many have no recess. Mayor Rahm Emanuel is pushing to lengthen the day to at least seven hours. But critics say some crucial details are missing — especially, how much a longer school day would cost.

After an outbreak of E. coli in spinach killed several people in 2006, farmers clamped down on every possible source of contamination. Those safety efforts have also pushed out wildlife, destroyed sensitive habitats and increased pollution in waterways.

Russia's contender for a best foreign language film Oscar is a bleak and searing indictment of Russian society, told through the eyes of a rancorous married couple.

The 6% spike in hate crimes reported by the FBI for 2020 follows a recent upward trend in incidents. But some experts and advocacy groups say the true number is probably even higher.

The Illinois events, both hosted by one unnamed organization, did not require masks or COVID-19 testing. Officials say that more than 1,000 people across at least four states could have been exposed.

After experiencing an act of kindness herself, Brittany Starks found a unique way to help parents prepare their children for the return to school: by braiding kids' hair for free.

Doctors are using conscientious objection to turn down patients. Religious anti-abortion clinics are springing up. Advocates say abortion rights are under threat again in Romania.

Greek composer and politician Mikis Theodorakis has died. He was 96 years old. His music for Zorba the Greek was full of joy — but his own story was much more complicated.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has expressed concern about the further spread of the delta variant. Health officials have been concerned about holiday weekends during the pandemic.

Imagery from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shows what appears to be a large oil slick near an offshore rig in the Gulf of Mexico.