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One year ago, the Taliban raised their white flag over Afghanistan's capital for the second time. NPR toured the country and spoke to the Taliban and residents about what has happened since.

A Palestinian gunman opened fire at a bus near Jerusalem's Old City early Sunday, wounding eight Israelis in an attack that came a week after violence flared up between Israel and militants in Gaza.

Companies in New York City face another setback as they push workers to come back to work: Employees are saying they don't feel safe in the city anymore.

She was never just that prim prude from the start of Grease, nor the strutting vamp from its finale. Her superpower, for over 50 years, was embodying both at once.

The author, who was brutally attacked in New York, has been the subject of death threats since his book The Satanic Verses was published in 1988.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with writer, filmmaker and musician Blitz Bazawule about his new novel, The Scent of Burnt Flowers.

Since the desegregation of higher education, Black enrollment at HBCUs has been on the decline, but that's changing. NPR's Michel Martin discusses this with university administrator Walter Kimbrough.

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has issued more than a dozen decrees in favor of Brazilians' right to bear arms. Sales have spiked and gun shops and shooting ranges have opened up all over Brazil.

Congress changed the law in the 1970s when President Nixon prepared to leave with his documents — and infamous tape recordings.

Mexican cities have seen widespread arson and shootings by drug cartels. The gangs appear to be targeting stores, vehicles and bystanders in response to disputes or attempts to capture gang members.