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Some have called George Schaller the globe's greatest living naturalist. He's been tracking and studying the Marco Polo sheep for some 20 years in a quest to create wildlife preserves in some of the world's most dangerous areas along the borders of Afghanistan, China, Tajikistan and Pakistan.

NPR's Lakshmi Singh discusses the Pennsylvania attorney general's report with Terry McKiernan of Bishops Accountability; Catholic University of America professor Kurt Martens; and The American Conservative journalist Rod Dreher.

Israeli-Palestinian violence has been at a comparatively low level in recent years. But violence by Jewish settlers against West Bank Palestinians is up sharply, according to the report by U.N. agencies and Israeli and Palestinian human rights groups.

It has been 90 days since President Biden ordered a review into the origins of COVID-19. Many scientists believe it likely came from nature, others say it may have leaked from a lab in China.

President Trump will faced questions of about his reported move to fire special counsel Robert Mueller ahead of an economics-focused speech to the global business elite in Davos, Switzerland.

David Greene talks to Democratic Sen. Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut, who demands full disclosure following the end of special counsel Mueller's probe. NPR's Susan Davis weighs in on the topic.

With the flu season looming, the rate of new cases in the U.S. and other countries is rising at rates not seen in months.

Kentucky is no longer among the top five states with the highest obesity rates, according to a new analysis.“State of Obesity,” a report by the Robert…

Peace talks and diplomatic progress have raised hopes of an end to the war. But has there been any progress in addressing the country's devastating degree of hunger?

Friday's jobs report was — in effect — a BEFORE snapshot of the U.S. economy. The Labor Department collected all of the data before Superstorm Sandy slammed into the East Coast and before the election outcome could be known. The election adds uncertainty over the looming fiscal cliff that has made some companies reluctant to hire.