Turning the page on decades of distance, Syria's President Ahmad al-Sharaa addressed the U.N. General Assembly, marking the first time any president from his country has done so in almost 60 years.

Family members of a passenger who died in the January collision are suing American Airlines, PSA Airlines, and the federal government. It's the first of what could be dozens of lawsuits.

Leonardo DiCaprio, Sean Penn, and Teyana Taylor star in Paul Thomas Anderson's action thriller about the unfulfilled promises of protest and rebellion.

AI is advancing fast, and AI doomers say humanity is at risk.

The group behind the statue says a second permit, to reinstall the piece after Wednesday's removal, was revoked without explanation. It has since posted free 3D printable copies of the statue online.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy addressed the U.N. General Assembly a day after President Trump made another shift in his stance on Russia's war in Ukraine.

Avani Yaltho, this year's high school winner in NPR's Student Podcast Challenge, brought three generations of her family together to talk about their shared history.

Authorities are investigating a fatal shooting Wednesday at a federal immigration detention facility in Dallas. One detainee was killed in what the FBI says was an act "of targeted violence."

For the first time, NPR's Student Podcast Challenge has a returning champion: a California fifth grader who explored a dark chapter in U.S. history during World War II.

This fall, New York City voters will weigh in on a proposal that could move future city elections to even-numbered years. It's part of a growing trend to consolidate election dates.