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For decades, miners have called for limits on highly toxic silica dust, which they're exposed to while mining. An investigation shows its impact and the weakness of proposed rules to protect them.

About 240 Israeli and foreign nationals have been held hostage in Gaza for a month. Many Israelis are calling for Israel to release all Palestinian detainees in exchange for the captives' freedom.

The reconstruction of Paris' Notre Dame Cathedral, which was heavily damaged by a fire in 2019, includes an effort to restore its unique acoustics.

About 240 hostages are being held in Gaza. Their families and many in Israel say they support a prisoner swap: Israel releasing all its Palestinian detainees in exchange for the captives' release.

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with author E.J. Koh about her novel, The Liberators. In the story, families immigrate to the United States when Korea divides in two.

Robert Crimo Jr. is charged with seven counts of reckless conduct — one for each person his son, Robert Crimo III, is accused of killing in Highland Park, Ill., on Independence Day last year.

Incarcerated teens tell NPR how they landed at detention centers in Maryland.

Kimberly Mata-Rubio's daughter Lexi was killed in the Robb Elementary shooting. Now, as she runs for mayor, some residents see her as a painful reminder of a tragedy they're trying to move on from.

Experts point to economic difficulties from prolonged international sanctions, but the closures may signal a possible change in North Korea's foreign policy that is more focused on Moscow and Beijing.

Angel Irizarry is a former detective who worked on missing persons cases. In 2021, he set out on a personal investigation: to find his uncle Cesar, who had been estranged from his family for decades.