Photos: The flying doctors of Lesotho won't let their wings be clipped

This band of airborne health workers bring essential medical care to isolated communities in the southern African nation. In ...

Rockstar athletes like Ilia Malinin often get 'the yips' at the Olympics. It can make them stronger

Ilia Malinin's painful falls at the Milan Cortina Games follow in a long tradition of great U.S. athletes who get the "yips" ...

U.S. Alpine skier Mikaela Shiffrin finishes another Olympic race without a medal

U.S. Alpine skier Mikaela Shiffrin looks unstoppable everywhere except the Olympics. She's running out of chances to medal at ...

'Major travel impacts' expected as winter storm watch issued for northern California

As people travel for the holiday weekend, much of Northern California is under a winter storm watch, with communities bracing ...

Immigration enforcement will remain largely uninterrupted by the government shutdown

Immigration enforcement will continue through a Department of Homeland Security shutdown thanks to a separate pool of funding ...

Civil rights attorney Benjamin Crump discusses his debut novel

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with civil rights attorney Benjamin Crump about his debut novel, "Worse Than A Lie." ...

Want a mortgage for under 3% in 2026? Meet the 'assumable mortgage'

Low mortgage rates from the COVID era might still be attainable for homebuyers, if they find the right house and have the ...

Brazil's Pinheiro Braathen wins gold, and South America's first Winter Olympics medal

Once a racer for Norway, Pinheiro Braathen switched to Brazil, his mother's home country. In winning the Olympic giant slalom ...

Tumbleweeds, as symbolic of the Western U.S. as cowboys, are an invasive plant

Tumbleweeds roll along in Western movies and on the landscape of the U.S. high plains, but they're also an invasive nuisance ...

Rubio sends a softer message to Europe: 'We belong together'

The secretary of state said that the United States wants to reinvigorate its relationships with European partners, but he ...

Epstein files fallout takes down elite figures in Europe, while U.S. reckoning is muted

European royals, government officials, politicians and others are losing jobs and titles over their connection to the late ...

U.K.'s fish and chips shops are adding a growing favorite to the menu — fried chicken

Fried chicken is taking over the U.K. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks to British fish and chip shop owner, David Miller, about the country's changing tastes.