The administration said it will restrict new oil and gas leasing on 13 million acres in Alaska to help protect wildlife such as caribou and polar bears as the Arctic continues to warm. (Image credit: David W. Houseknecht ..read more

Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal discusses on NPR's All Things Considered how further U.S. aid would make a difference on the front lines, and the state of the war in general ..read more

The man took out pamphlets espousing conspiracy theories, tossed them around, then doused himself in an accelerant and set himself on fire outside the courthouse Friday, officials and witnesses said. (Image credit: Mary Altaffer ..read more

New York Judge Juan Merchan told jurors this week to prepare to hear opening statements on Monday. (Image credit: Brendan McDermid ..read more

The legislation would extend for two years the program known as Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, or FISA. It now goes to President Biden's desk to become law. (Image credit: J. Scott Applewhite ..read more

USC announced the cancellation of a keynote speech by filmmaker Jon M. Chu just days after making the choice to keep the student valedictorian, who expressed support for Palestinians, from speaking. (Image credit: Damian Dovarganes ..read more

The singer gained stardom after finishing ninth on "American Idol" in 2006. In 2014, she won a Grammy for best contemporary Christian music album for "Overcomer," her fifth album. (Image credit: Mark Humphrey ..read more

Volkswagen workers in Chattanooga, Tenn., voted over three days this week on whether to join the United Auto Workers union. The vote tally is expected to take several hours. (Image credit: Elijah Nouvelage ..read more

Israel and Iran have been trading attacks on each other for a week including, for the first time, attacks on each other's territory. Will Israel's latest retaliation be the end of this wave of hostilities, or will Iranian response bring the long-standing enemies closer to all-out war? We hear from NPR's national security correspondent and our correspondent in Israel. For more coverage of all sides of this conflict, go to npr.org/mideastupdates ..read more

The modern study of the starvation was sparked by the liberation of concentration camp survivors. U.S. and British soldiers rushed to feed them — and yet they sometimes perished ..read more