The findings offer an early glimpse of the sheer magnitude of the learning setbacks dealt to the nation's children during the first two years of the pandemic.
Unprecedented, deadly floods in Pakistan have submerged an area bigger than Colorado. Morning Edition spoke with the country's climate minister and a civilian volunteer about ongoing relief efforts.
NPR talks with Jackson State University President Thomas Hudson about longstanding problems with the Jackson, Miss., water system that preceded flood damage to the city's water supply.
When the Taliban returned to power, cultural heritage advocates worried history might repeat itself and the group would destroy objects it found offensive. The museum is open now but has few visitors.
Can you get a refund on payments you made during the pandemic? How do you know if you made too much money to qualify? Answers to these questions and more.
Armed with nothing but a piece of colorful chalk, these kids are celebrating the return of school — and getting the tools and language to advocate for themselves.
Former President Donald Trump's legal team has presented a document to a Florida court pressing the request for an independent arbiter to review what the FBI seized from Trump's Mar-a-Lago home.
NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to former federal prosecutor Renato Mariotti about whether the Justice Department's investigation into former President Trump's handling of documents could lead to charges.
Times Square is one of scores of "sensitive" places — including parks, churches and theaters — that will be off-limits for guns under a sweeping new state law going into effect Thursday.