As the Winter Olympics get underway in Milan and across the Italian Alps, our correspondent looks back at a bold pledge made by the organizers: that these games would be sustainable. They said they ...

NPR's Juana Summers speaks with Nora Pinciotti of The Ringer to preview this year's Super Bowl matchup between Seattle and New England.

Lawmakers on Capitol Hill are running out of time to reach an agreement over funding for the Department of Homeland Security, which includes Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border ...

Japan's first female premier has called snap elections for Sunday. She seeks a mandate for what could be sweeping changes and possibly a lurch to the political right.

Two hospitals in California are discontinuing hormone treatments for transgender youth, citing Trump administration pressures. In the past year, many hospitals and clinics have scaled back that care.

Elegant and energetic, Milan puts its best foot forward to kick off the 2026 Winter Olympics with a star-studded opening ceremony.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with actress Haley Lu Richardson and showrunner David Iserson about their new spy thriller Ponies.

The ability to imagine -- to play pretend -- has long been thought to be unique to humans. A new study suggests certain apes may be able to as well.

Host Ailsa Chang chats with Washington Post food writer Tom Sietsema about his months-long project to cover six of the nation's oldest restaurants.

As more countries look to follow Australia's lead and introduce social media bans for children, we ask whether Australia's legislation is working.

New York City has seen a troubling number of deaths during the current cold spell. Mayor Zohran Mamdani says he'll fix what some see as poor communication with city workers who assist the homeless.

The Nasdaq had its worst days since April's tariff turmoil, as investor worries mounted about an AI bubble -- but there were some non-tech bright spots.