The emergency call comes in just before midnight. In the driver's seat of a battered Toyota Hilux pickup truck, 29-year-old Chamunolwa Jimayi chats briefly with the caller. He hangs up the phone and ...

Journalists showed up at the Voice of America today to broadcast their programs only to be told they had been locked out: Federal officials had embarked on indefinite mass suspensions. All full-time ...

When I first started working as a music critic, I held nothing more sacred than a ranked albums list. The album felt like the idealized musical vehicle, a prime mechanism for the expression of true ...

Stars are arriving on the red carpet for Sunday night's Oscars. The 97th Academy Awards ceremony starts at 7 p.m. EST, 4 p.m. PST, airing live on ABC and streaming on Hulu. Conan O'Brien is hosting, ...

At the Sing Sing maximum security prison, about 40 miles north of New York City, the campus chapel was bustling with activity on a recent Thursday. Guests and participants of the first-ever Sing Sing ...

Stargazers across the U.S. and other parts of the world tilted their eyes up into the night sky before dawn to witness the glowing "blood worm moon" staring back at them. The stunning spectacle was ...

It's Friday, which means we're waking up to a new Stereolab album for the first time in almost 15 years. The last time Tim Gane and Lætitia Sadier released new music together a fab foursome from ...

A note from Wild Card host Rachel Martin: I'm not really sure if Ramy Youssef sleeps. I mean, he must obviously, at some point, close his eyes and stop working. But when you look at everything he's ...

BRUSSELS — Belgium will ban the sale of disposable electronic cigarettes as of Jan. 1 on health and environmental grounds in a groundbreaking move for European Union nations. Health minister Frank ...

Rebel forces in Syria have ousted President Bashar al-Assad from power, ending more than half a century of brutal rule by the Assad family. Assad's downfall came less than two weeks after an initial ...

BARRIO DE LA TORRE, Spain — Crews searched for bodies in stranded cars and sodden buildings Thursday as people tried to salvage what they could from their ruined homes following monstrous flash floods ...

Looking for conversation starters for the Thanksgiving dinner table? The NPR One team has it covered with podcast recommendations from across public media. The podcast episode descriptions below are ...