Chicago Catholics react to the news of Pope Leo X1V
Pope Leo XIV, the first American to lead the Catholic church, grew up in the Chicago area and Catholics in Chicago are overjoyed.
Hip-hop artists and the 2024 Senegal election
Hip-hop artists in Senegal have a long history of playing a pivotal role in presidential elections. What was their impact in 2024?
Around the world, incumbents faced electoral challenges. How did they fare?
In 2024 elections around the world incumbents faced stiff challenges from unsettled electorates and often lost power.
2024: The year of global elections
Billions of people around the world voted in elections across more than 60 countries this past year. The results provide an assessment of the state of electoral democracy on a global level.
Bird flu is declared a State of Emergency in California
On Wednesday, California Gov. Gavin Newsom declared a State of Emergency to streamline the state's response to avian flu. More than half of the human cases in the U.S. so far have been in California.
What 'election integrity advocates' have planned for 2025
The 2024 election was widely considered to be run fairly by majorities of political parties. But so-called "election integrity advocates" who think 2020 was stolen are already making plans for 2025.
At least 2 are dead and 60 injured after a car plowed into a German Christmas market
Police in Germany say they've closed a Christmas market after reports of a car driving at speed into a crowd. Authorities say the driver has been apprehended, but have not confirmed it was an attack.
What makes a good Hollywood sequel? 'The Godfather Part II' turns 50
NPR's Scott Detrow talks to NPR producer Marc Rivers about the 50th anniversary of The Godfather Part II and what makes a good movie sequel.