Inside the federal courthouse in Washington, D.C., on Monday, tensions over the potential for federal overreach broke into ...

People were forced to leave their pets behind during Hurricane Katrina, creating an unprecedented animal welfare crisis that ...

Across the U.S., coyotes seem to have invaded neighborhoods that humans consider their own. NPR looks at the debate over managing their population growth.

Israeli forces killed 22 people, including five journalists, in two consecutive strikes on a Gaza hospital, drawing global condemnation and prompting a rare admission of regret from the government.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Clint Smith, poet and writer for The Atlantic, about Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath.

Pro athletes are increasingly speaking out about mental health challenges. In baseball, the San Francisco Giants have emerged as a leader in setting up mental health resources for their players.

The Trump administration has called to stiffen penalties for minors accused of crimes in D.C. Does that lower youth crime? NPR's Michel Martin speaks with juvenile justice expert Vincent Schiraldi.

NPR asks Rohit Chopra {ROH-hit CHOH-prah}, formerly of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and Federal Trade Commission, about Trump's efforts to reshape institutions like the Federal Reserve.

After a hiatus of more than a year — during which she insisted she had not retired — Venus Williams returned to the highest level of tennis, with a first-round match at the U.S. Open on Monday.

After President Trump's summit with Russia's Vladimir Putin in Alaska and Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the White House, where do things stand when it comes to Russia-Ukraine peace talks?

NPR's A Martinez talks to David Sanger of The New York Times about President Trump's stalled diplomacy with Russian President Vladimir Putin 10 days after their meeting in Alaska.

NPR talks with Christopher Purdy, an Army National Guard veteran and veterans' and democracy advocate, about Trump's order calling for creation of a "specialized unit" of D.C. National Guard troops.