Search results for

NPR's Scott Simon speaks to David Miliband, president and CEO of the International Rescue Committee, about the group's 2024 Watchlist highlighting 20 countries facing humanitarian crises.

Stewart Rhodes testified in is own defense Monday — denying he had a role in planning the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. He and four others are charged with seditious conspiracy.

The northern regional capital has become a frequent target of Russian drones, missiles and guided bombs. Now, Ukraine's top general says at least 50,000 Russian troops have massed across the border.

China reveals its priorities. Biden-bashing crosses the aisle in Senate debates. And Biden's student loan forgiveness plan quietly goes live as some of those it was intended to help are shut out.

The AstraZeneca vaccine has been deemed safe to use. Biden and Harris will visit Georgia after the Atlanta shooting. FBI Director Wray talks about the bureau's obstacles.

Democrats begin a second round of debates Tuesday night in Detroit. A vigil is held for shooting victims in Gilroy, Calif. And, Capital One Bank is dealing with a major data breach.

The confirmation of the president's former personal lawyer Emil Bove to an appellate judgeship could be fairly smooth, as Wednesday's hearing included no critical words from Senate Republicans.

The massive Justice Department investigation into the Jan. 6 riot is ongoing, but the picture so far shows "small cells" of conspiracy, rather than an overarching one. Here's what's publicly known.

Gunmen held members of the Israeli team hostage, eventually killing them, during the 1972 Munich Olympics. The attack was the first time a global audience had witnessed terrorism as it happened.

Robert Cornegy Jr., a Brooklyn city councilman and a former professional basketball player, has been certified by the Guinness World Records as the tallest male politician at 6-foot-10.