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An Israeli tank brigade has seized control of the Gaza Strip side of the Rafah border crossing with Egypt.

Older adults struggle with loneliness. Teens and kids are facing new levels of poor mental health. Organizations are connecting these two groups -- and both elders and young people are benefiting.

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Kenn Crossley, Syria country director for the UN World Food Programme, about the process of getting aid to people in need after the earthquake earlier in February.

Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear says some vaccinated people should start wearing masks again as the delta variant is increasing COVID-19 cases across the…

NPR's Scott Simon remarks on the legacy of Ethel Kennedy, widow of Robert F. Kennedy. She died Oct. 10 at the age of 96.

More than two dozen protesters in Iraq have been killed since Wednesday, and the worst violence has been in the country's south. It's a growing display of anger over Iran's role in Iraqi politics.

Officer Zachary Stayton was captured on video punching protester Brandon Hill in the head multiple times. Stayton will serve a 30-day unpaid suspension and receive remedial training.

NPR's Noel King talks to Diane Swonk, a Federal Reserve adviser and chief economist at Grant Thornton, about the Fed's decision to cut interest rates in response to the coronavirus outbreak.

Already 129 people have filed to run for president in 2020. Among them: Donald Trump. Prominent people are considering it, but these elections receive outsize attention compared to office's power.

A debt crisis looms over low- and-middle-income countries. One in five people live in a country teetering toward default. NPR unpacks the causes and consequences, including spiraling food prices.