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The U.S. is accusing Russia of trying to create a pretext to invade Ukraine

11:15am January 15, 2022

by Michele Kelemen

The Biden administration sounds more alarms about Russia's intentions in Ukraine, after a week of diplomacy failed to get Russia to stand down its troops on the border.

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More than half of Europeans could be infected with COVID-19 in the next two months

11:15am January 15, 2022

by Rob Schmitz

Coronavirus cases are surging in Europe. German and Austrian leaders are calling for mandatory vaccinations of their citizens. Spain is taking a far less aggressive approach.

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For 50 years, 'The Gates Of Hell' crater has burned. Now officials want to put it out

11:15am January 15, 2022

by Scott Simon

NPR's Scott Simon speaks to George Kourounis, Royal Canadian Geographical Society's explorer-in-residence, about the possible closing of "The Gates of Hell," a natural gas field in Turkmenistan.

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This photo provided by the North Korean government shows what it says a test launch of a hypersonic missile on Jan. 11.

North Korea is testing hypersonic weapons. Should the West be worried?

5:02am January 15, 2022

by Scott Neuman

The tests of the fast and maneuverable class of weapons that purport to be able to evade missile defense systems, has garnered the attention of the White House, which responded with new sanctions.

Defending men's champion Novak Djokovic practices on Margaret Court Arena on Thursday ahead of the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne on Thursday.

Djokovic's appeal of his canceled visa moves to a higher court

9:31pm January 14, 2022

by The Associated Press

Immigration Minister Alex Hawke said he canceled Djokovic's visa on "health and good order grounds, on the basis that it was in the public interest to do so."

"They have said he has the right to play in the Australian Open, and I really believe that is the fairest thing" if Novak Djokovic's case is now resolved, said Rafael Nadal. Nadal is seen here practicing for the tournament on Thursday.

Here's what other tennis stars are saying about Djokovic's vaccine saga

6:55pm January 14, 2022

by Bill Chappell

Even players who have previously said Djokovic should have simply followed the rules say they have sympathy for his plight.

With western port backups, ships are getting cargo to the U.S. via the Great Lakes

5:21pm January 14, 2022

The shortest route to get a ship from Asia to the U.S. is through America's West Coast ports. But given the pileup there, some ships are going the long way through eastern Canada into the Great Lakes.

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The U.S. is accusing Russia of trying to create a pretext to invade Ukraine

More than half of Europeans could be infected with COVID-19 in the next two months

For 50 years, 'The Gates Of Hell' crater has burned. Now officials want to put it out

North Korea is testing hypersonic weapons. Should the West be worried?

Djokovic's appeal of his canceled visa moves to a higher court

Here's what other tennis stars are saying about Djokovic's vaccine saga

With western port backups, ships are getting cargo to the U.S. via the Great Lakes

In Ukraine, life goes on despite threat of Russian invasion

Congo Basin peatlands have trapped years' worth of carbon. How can they be protected?

Europe braces for the omicron wave