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As many as 50,000 Israelis are leaving the country a year, study shows, tired of war and hardline politicians.

Canada's retaliatory tariffs against U.S. imports went into effect early Tuesday, escalating the trade war between former close allies.

Pope Leo XIV raised existential concerns about scientific progress, life and human rights during a speech on his first papal visit to France.

With less than a year until the mid-term election, dozens of lawmakers are calling it quits. NPR's Dierdre Walsh explains why.

New talks begin Monday to address Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The diplomatic effort comes after Russian missiles hit a Ukrainian military base near the Polish border, where refugees have crossed.

The leader of the Education Department's special education office told employees she is resigning after less than four months in the role and as the agency overall is morphing and shrinking.

A Florida school district is restoring three dozen books removed from library shelves. The books range from classics like Toni Morrison's Beloved to a kid's book about a penguin family with two dads.

Increasing numbers of Americans rely on volunteer-run food pantries. But many of the volunteers are elderly. There's a shortage of young volunteers who can manage the physical work involved.

The nature of modern warfare doesn't just mean challenges for treating human casualties. The Army is also training medics to better treat wounded military dogs on the frontlines.

A new field of study called "smoke ecology" strives to understand the smoke blowing off wildfires, and whether anything can be done to protect the environment's inhabitants from it.