NPR's Don Gonyea speaks with astrophysicist Jonathan McDowell about Kosmos 482, the Soviet-era spacecraft that was stranded over 50 years ago during a mission to Venus. It will soon return to Earth.

Any contact with law enforcement can now have major consequences for immigrants caught up in the Trump administration's crackdown. This has been especially tough for foreign students.

KYIV, Ukraine — Ivan Sarancha was 7 when Ukrainian literature and history classes disappeared from his school. That was in ...

Much of his short life has been under the shadow of Putin's war on Ukraine. His region of Luhansk, and neighboring Donetsk, ...

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe plays the puzzle with Michigan Public listener Michael Feiten of Highland, Mich., and Weekend Edition ...

Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Maria Ressa discusses the upcoming Conclave to elect the next Pope with NPR's Scott Detrow.

The Republican proposal would eliminate grad PLUS loans, set strict limits on parent PLUS loans and create a system in which ...

Amid stock market volatility, polling finds most Americans believe their finances are deteriorating. Financial analysts advise global diversification and for recent retirees to rein in spending.

Formula 1 racing has a ban on cursing, with fines starting at about 46 thousand dollars. NPR's Scott Simon explains why ...

Latinos, many from outside the U.S. mainland, have risen in prominence in horseracing, from the grooms to some of the ...

NPR reporter Lisa Hagen and sociologist Karen Guzzo discuss the movement to boost the birth rate. Justin Chang reviews The Shrouds. Burke looks back on a difficult childhood in Of My Own Making.

U.S. employers added 177,000 jobs in April — a modest slowdown from the previous month, while the unemployment rate held ...