Khamenei, who ruled Iran for more than three decades, was killed in an airstrike on Feb. 28 at the start of the U.S.-Israeli ...

America is still a work in progress. Many American poets have written hymns and howls, declarations and outcries for this ...

On the eve of America's 250th birthday, NPR's Juana Summers talks with NPR Music's Stephen Thompson and Sheldon Pearce about songs that reflect the country's complex identity.

Iran is preparing a delayed, massive funeral for Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. While the government stages it as a show of force, citizens remain deeply divided over his legacy.

We say goodbye to longtime NPR arts reporter Elizabeth Blair with this encore of her piece on one of the most American of songs: "This Land is Your Land." ...

Authorities in Beijing broke their silence about a small plane that crashed into the skyscraper headquarters of one of China's largest state-owned financial conglomerates.

In 2021, a devastating heat wave blanketed the pacific northwest, smashing records. How has AC access changed since then in Portland, one of the major cities affected.

NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with Texas Monthly barbeque editor Daniel Vaughn about rising beef prices and how Texas barbecue joints are dealing with it.

Keiko Fujimori is officially Peru's next president, but concerns are mounting over the future of the country's democracy.