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International aid groups are warning of a potential famine in Somalia as the country faces what could be its worst drought in 40 years.

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Human Rights Campaign president Kelley Robinson about the Respect for Marriage act, which President Biden is expected to sign into law soon.

The man accused of making a bomb that killed 270 people in the skies above Lockerbie, Scotland, in 1988 has made an initial appearance in a U.S. courtroom.

Eight artists have been chosen for a trip around the moon on a SpaceX flight called the "dearMoon project."

A Russian recruit, mobilized for the war in Ukraine, is fighting to serve his country in a different way: alternative service as a conscientious objector.

Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried spent a lot of time in Washington and courted lawmakers. At the FTX collapse hearings, he will most likely get a negative response from those lawmakers.

The 14th Librarian of Congress, Dr. Carla Hayden, joins us to explain how this year’s pieces were chosen.

In the coming months, the International Institute of St. Louis plans to welcome Afghan refugees from Albania, where they have been for months. Institute officials say they will be more prepared for the latest arrivals.

Karen Bass previously represented Los Angeles as the District 37 U.S. House representative. She defeated opponent Rick Caruso in November to become the first woman mayor of the city.

Los Angeles has a new mayor, former Rep. Karen Bass, who now is the first woman to head City Hall. NPR's A Martinez talks to Benjamin Oreskes, a metro reporter for the Los Angeles Times.