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As the World Economic Forum kicks off in Davos, the charity Oxfam has issued its annual report on wealth, poverty and inequality. It makes some bold assertions. But there are skeptics.

Defense Secretary Jim Mattis prevailed on a number of policy decisions in the first year of the Trump administration, but his positions have been rejected many times in the second year.

Pub quizzes are a popular part of British life. NPR's Scott Simon talks to Janice Hallett about her new novel, "The Killer Question" – a tale of a trivia night that turns deadly.

The remarks contrast with Border Czar Tom Homan's softer messaging earlier this year, after two U.S. citizens were killed by immigration officials in Minneapolis.

U.S. industry is a major source of the greenhouse gas pollution causing climate change. Some operations emit way more than others, and new reports show where they are.

For the better part of a decade, Nicki simply existing as Nicki felt like a radical act. Along the way, things changed: rap, the internet, fandom, feminism. Maybe Minaj did, too.

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken following his talks with Chinese leader Xi Jinping and top Chinese officials in Beijing.

The reaper is nearer in the Republican field. The end of the dream may come for any of six candidates who desperately need at least a respectable finish in New Hampshire.

Attorney General Jeff Sessions is set to appear before members of Congress amid a war of credibility between the administration and former FBI Director James Comey.

Thursday's theme was American stars battling each other. Biles topped Aly Raisman as they went 1-2 in the women's all-around. Michael Phelps easily defeated Ryan Lochte in their showdown in the pool.