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The prospect of the Taliban once again in control of Afghanistan has many worried about a return to a harsh brand of Islamic justice seen during the five years the group was previously in power.

People with weakened immune systems who already got two doses of the Pfizer or Moderna COVID-19 vaccines can now get a third shot. But exactly who is eligible? Here's what we know so far.

Scientists who warned of heat waves and rising seas this week also say that it's possible to avoid the worst effects of the warming climate. They're relying on computer models of the world economy.

Words can seem infinite — but language has limits. In his new poetry collection, Pilgrim Bell, Kaveh Akbar shapes language into prayer, into body, into patchwork — but only into what can be known.

Last year’s powerful derecho devastated generations-old forests in a matter of minutes, downing millions of trees across Iowa. One year later, only a small fraction of the trees have been replanted and some Iowans are still grieving the loss.

The 2020 Census results for Iowa made history as the state has become more racially and ethnically diverse than ever. And, this is the first time the white population in the state has decreased.

She was celebrated in folk and country-music circles for her crystalline voice and storytelling skill.

At eviction court in Columbus, Ohio, much of the work happens in the hallway just outside the courtroom. That's where tenants find lawyers to represent them, cases are mediated, and deals are struck.

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Rangina Hamidi, Afghanistan's acting minister of education, about what it's like on the ground in Kabul during the Taliban's latest military surge in the country.

The global combined land and ocean-surface temperature was 1.67 degrees Fahrenheit above the 20th-century average, according to NOAA, the hottest in 142 years of record-keeping.