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Rep. Adam Smith, the Democratic leader of the Armed Services Committee, says Trump's oil blockade is about driving Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro out of power more than anything.

VaNetta Clark, a PhD candidate at Washington University in St. Louis, curated an exhibit of artifacts collected by her former teachers at the Scullin School in the Penrose neighborhood. It was closed in 2003 and has fallen into disrepair as St. Louis Public Schools has struggled to sell it.

A palliative care doctor in Austin says listening to vinyl music can lift heavy moments for families and patients receiving end-of-life care.

Construction on I-70 began in 2024, with the first section covering the stretch of highway between Columbia and Kingdom City.

A sampling of the stories NPR staff believe made some of the deepest ripples this year — reminders of what rigorous, compassionate journalism can do, and why the work remains as urgent as ever.

More immigrants are not showing up for their mandatory immigration court hearings compared to prior years, an NPR analysis shows, allowing the government to order their immediate deportation.

Winter holiday festivals have become a regular way to grow revenue for America’s smallest towns. And with more people shopping online, those events are key to pulling people away from their screens and into stores.

President Trump recently embraced kei cars, tiny vehicles that are popular in Asia but hard to get in the U.S. Kei car enthusiasts are delighted — but doubt whether much will change.

The Department of Government Efficiency effort was one of the most consequential and controversial — if not entirely successful — changes the Trump administration made in 2025.

His policies are picking winners and losers — and blurring the lines between business and government.

A northern English town loses its best choral singers to fighting in World War I but finds new hope in a time of loss through music in Nicholas Hytner's new film "The Choral," featuring Ralph Fiennes.

Nearly half of the revenue for large American ballet companies each year comes from the cozy seasonal favorite The Nutcracker. Since COVID, they have become even more dependent on those sugarplum fairies.