Details emerge about the Christmas market attack in Germany
Germany's far-right party is seeking electoral gains after a doctor of Saudi origin was charged with murder in a vehicular attack at a Christmas market.
Steve Dettelbach, who Trump promises to fire, defends his job performance leading ATF
The president-elect has promised to fire the ATF Director Steve Dettelbach. Dettelbach, in an interview with NPR, defends his record and the agency's work in combating violent crime.
National security advisor shares hopes for incoming administration's Ukraine policy
As the Biden administration enters its final weeks, NPR's Mary Louise Kelly discusses what may be ahead for U.S. foreign policy on Ukraine and Russia with outgoing National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan.
Cassava bread is named a cultural heritage of humanity
In December, UNESCO labeled cassava bread as a cultural heritage of humanity. The flatbread is common to several Latin American and Caribbean countries, especially of indigenous communities.
The health care industry's very bad year
The killing of UnitedHealthcare's CEO has sparked scrutiny of the business of health care. But even the investors making money from this business have been unhappy with it this year.
News from one of the fiercest areas of fighting in eastern Ukraine
NPR correspondent Brian Mann is reporting near Pokrovsk, one of the fiercest areas of fighting in eastern Ukraine where Russian soldiers are trying to capture a key transportation and coal-mining hub.
Members of the Teamsters union joined picket lines at several Amazon facilities
Teamsters workers at Amazon facilities around the country joined picket lines, demanding that Amazon bargain a contract with them. Amazon called the union's move a PR play.
The creator of video game 'Stardew Valley' talks its legacy and future
The farming simulation game Stardew Valley came out eight years ago and became a sensation. Developers updated the game last month — making hundreds of changes and adding new content.
The 'L.A. Times' will have a 'Bias Meter' in their effort to revamp their image
L.A. Times owner Patrick Soon-Shiong has announced he will incorporate a bias meter in the paper's coverage that will be powered by AI. This comes after a stream of controversies at the storied paper.
A North Carolina town has become the unlikely epicenter of furniture taste making
There's a town in North Carolina that evolved as the unlikely epicenter of furniture tastemaking. Each year buyers, makers, trendsetters for furniture descend and hustle to be the next hot couch, chair etc. These are the people who choose the couch you sit on, before you even know you want it. Next hot color: huckleberry.
Conversations about building community reveal widespread longing for spaces to gather
NPR Member stations spoke with people around the country as part of our series Seeking Common Ground. A range of people and political views share a longing for places to create a sense of community.
Activists in France are angry over sentencing in mass rape case
The lead accused, a man who drugged his wife and invited other men to their home to rape her, was given 20 years in prison. But the 50 other participants were given more lenient sentences.