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The Department of the Interior wants the public to comment on name replacements for the more than 660 geographic features that contain a racial slur referring to Native Americans.

Aaron Bryant curates photography at the National Museum of African American History and Culture Smithsonian's collection. He spoke with NPR about the collection and a 2020 photo he believes is iconic.

A female judge was appointed to Pakistan's Supreme Court for the first time in the country's history, amid protests by male lawyers.

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks to Rand Corporation's Samuel Charap about an alternative economic and security agreement that could help resolve the cycle of conflict between Russia and the democratic West.

A lawsuit from angry neighbors threatens U.C. Berkeley with having to cut enrollment by a third to reduce environmental impact, and losing $57 million. It's now up to the state supreme court.

Former President Trump praised Russian President Putin after the Kremlin recognized the independence of two breakaway, Russian separatist-controlled regions in eastern Ukraine.

The omicron surge precipitated a critical blood shortage — the worst in over a decade. It is threatening access to treatments for patients with cancer and other medical conditions.

The Russian Parliament handed President Vladimir Putin the power to deploy forces outside the country's borders. We talk to residents on the ground in eastern Ukraine.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with Evan Drellich of The Athletic about Major League Baseball's work stoppage.

The Biden administration is promising to impose tougher sanctions on Russia for what U.S. officials are now calling the invasion of Ukraine.