Search results for

NPR's Scott Simon speaks to Alejandro Mayorkas Secretary for Homeland Security, about the state of the nation's security and the efficacy of resource allocation in the effort.

In Waterbury, Ct., where less than 40% of Black residents are fully vaccinated, teenagers are going door-to-door to encourage people to get their shot.

Words can seem infinite — but language has limits. In his new poetry collection, Pilgrim Bell, Kaveh Akbar shapes language into prayer, into body, into patchwork — but only into what can be known.

As rescuers work against the threat of an approaching storm, officials continue to assess the damage after buildings throughout the island nation were flattened by the 7.2-magnitude quake.

The Taliban released a list of interim ministers of a new acting government at a press conference in Kabul. The list included many who are under U.N. and/or U.S. sanctions.

It was a big night for Olivia Rodrigo, Justin Bieber and Lil Nas X, among others, as MTV's Video Music Awards returned to the stage.

Schools in Haiti's southwest are beginning the new school year, just weeks after an earthquake devastated the region.

A group of former models are in France giving testimony against a former prominent figure in the fashion industry, who they say raped and abused them.

Reporters around California share how the recall election vote against Gov. Gavin Newsom is unfolding Tuesday night.

The Philippines holds national elections next year, and the question is: Who will succeed President Rodrigo Duterte? His term ends in June, and he is scrambling to arrange a successor.