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With Ukrainian forces pleading for greater military assistance from the U.S. and the western alliance, NPR's Leila Fadel talk to Pentagon spokesman John Kirby about why a no-fly zone is off the table.

The U.S. has a long tradition of favoring old people over kids. A new paper investigates why.

President Biden has been spending a lot of time courting senators — from both sides of the aisle — ahead of making his decision on who to nominate for a vacant seat on the Supreme Court.

Authorities are assessing the toll of historic floods that devastated parts of western Germany that killed more than 150 people. German Chancellor Merkel described the situation as "terrifying."

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Defense Secretary Mark Esper at the Pentagon about the United States' suspended fight against ISIS and where things currently stand in the Middle East.

The legendary experimental filmmaker's work is the subject of a career-spanning retrospective at the Contemporary Arts Museum in Houston. VanDerBeek merged collage-style filmmaking with new technology throughout his career.

Former New York Times editorial page editor James Bennet testified Tuesday he was to blame for an incorrect passage about former Gov. Sarah Palin in a 2017 editorial on heated political rhetoric.

The family history of SARS-CoV-2 is not what virologists expected — and it sheds light on the coronavirus that launched a pandemic. Check out our illustration of the virus's family tree.

A fence is often thought of as something that provides protection. But even amid recent attacks on Israeli settlements in the West Bank, not all Israelis support more fencing.

"We are collecting from every person of goodwill," says a Roman Catholic priest who started a low-cost clinic. "We are not expecting a miracle. We hope to create a place where people feel respected."