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New research suggests that black plastic is associated with health risks. Researchers found toxic flame retardants in many black plastic household goods.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with Reuters reporter Thomas Escritt about the investigation into the attack on a Christmas market in Magdeburg, Germany.

Amanda Knox spent nearly four years in an Italian prison for a murder she didn't commit. After her exoneration, she reached out to the man who prosecuted her case. Knox's new memoir is Free.

As Russian troops near the city of Pokrovsk, where a beloved Ukrainian composer wrote his most famous song — now known worldwide as "Carol of the Bells" — Ukrainians seek to safeguard his legacy.

Circumcision is a sacred rite of passage deeply rooted among tribes in the East African country.

NPR national political correspondent Mara Liasson joins NPR's Ayesha Rascoe to discuss the spending battle and how it could affect the early months of the incoming Trump administration.

After signing a sweeping ceasefire with Israel, the Lebanon-based paramilitary organization and political party is falling out of favor with some of its most ardent supporters.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with John Ourand of Puck News about the deal between the NFL and Netflix to livestream two games on Christmas Day.

Residents of Sunita William's ancestral village and her Indian relatives celebrate her safe landing. She and another astronaut returned to Earth this week after more than nine months in space.

India hit multiple targets across Pakistan in the most extensive strikes in more than 50 years. Pakistan's military retaliated by firing into parts of Indian-held Kashmir.