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A group of people thought to be migrants are brought in to Dover, Kent, by the RNLI, following a small boat incident in the Channel, Thursday April 14, 2022.

U.K. plan to fly asylum-seekers to Rwanda draws outrage

Britain announced a deal with Rwanda on Thursday to send asylum-seekers thousands of miles to the East African country, which it said would deter people-smugglers, but has been called inhumane.

A police officer stands in a large room filled with tables and chairs with some flags and a large dry erase board. Fresh gray paint coats the walls and a black bar with a thin blue line accent the room.

Huge overtime hours for Independence police prompt questions about safety, oversight

Records show that two Independence police employees reported working more than 1,000 hours of overtime in 2021, raising questions about safety and who's watching extra pay at City Hall.

Citizens take a photo at a light festival in celebration of 110th birth anniversary of their late leader Kim Il Sung at Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang, North Korea Thursday, April 14, 2022.

N. Korea marks key anniversary, but no word on army parade

North Korea is marking a key state anniversary Friday with calls for stronger loyalty to Kim Jong Un, but there was no word on an expected military parade amid heightened international tension.

Benjamin Wittes and a group of demonstrators in Washington, D.C., teamed up to project two large Ukrainian flags against the Russian Embassy for nearly four hours Wednesday night.

Meet the activists who projected a giant Ukrainian flag on Russia's Embassy in D.C.

Demonstrators used high-powered lights to project the Ukrainian flag onto the walls of the Russian Embassy in Washington, D.C. The Russians tried to outshine the flags with a spotlight, but failed.

Demonstrators call for the arrest of cop who killed an unarmed Black man in Michigan

More demonstrations are planned in Grand Rapids, Mich., after the city released video of a white police officer shooting and killing a Black resident during a struggle after a traffic stop.

The Glenwood Resource Center is a state-run facility for Iowans with severe disabilities.

Top DHS official says Glenwood will close because state is unable to comply with federal demands

DHS Director Kelly Garcia said state officials ultimately determined the state-run facility could not comply with federal requirements "no matter the financial investment."

The exterior of the Washington, D.C., jail where a group of defendants charged in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol are detained. The atmosphere has grown tense as they await their trials.

In a D.C. jail, Jan. 6 defendants awaiting trial are forming bitter factions

Allegations of bullying and intimidation as well as complaints about the distribution of more than a million dollars in donated funds have led to bitter conflict among Jan. 6 Capitol riot defendants.

What the ruthless new commander of Russia's military signals for war in Ukraine

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Elizabeth Tsurkov of the New Lines Institute for Strategy and Foreign Policy about Russia's new top commander in Ukraine, Gen. Dvornikov, who is notoriously ruthless.

Kim Kardashian during a family party in Hulu's <em>The Kardashians.</em>

Hulu's 'The Kardashians' continues a modern saga: a family famous for being famous

If you hated this family before, The Kardashians won't change your mind. But the show humanizes them.

Pictures made by children in solidarity with Ukraine are displayed in a window at 10 Downing Street in London in March.

U.K. shouldn't pair female Ukrainian refugees with lone male hosts, the U.N. says

Citing "increasing reports of Ukrainian women feeling at risk from their sponsors," the U.N.'s refugee agency is urging U.K. officials to refine the matching process for its Homes for Ukraine program.

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