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The UN report shines a new light on the debate over whether the human population has grown too large for Earth to handle.

Maria Butina claims she was never recruited as a Russian spy. Then why did the FBI turn up evidence that a Russian security service had offered her employment? NPR's Mary Louise Kelly finds out.

Warwick Public Schools reversed its decision to bar students with delinquent debt from access to hot lunch meals after it was met with anger. An outpouring of donations has since erased the debts.

Sonali Dev's new novel — about an Indian American surgeon who falls for a multiracial British chef — has elements of Austen's classic, but it's also a sensitive examination of class and privilege.

We read listener responses to our call out: What do you really want for Mother's Day?

In 2016, the Supreme Court ruled that juveniles automatically sentenced to life without parole must have a chance for release. But juvenile lifers who left prison say society wasn't prepared for them.

U.S. stock markets plunged on the news, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average falling by more than 600 points, or 2.4%, for the day.

Democratic presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren made her first campaign stops in West Virginia and Ohio since announcing her White House bid. President Trump carried both states in 2016.

South Africa's ruling party, the African National Congress, retained control of parliament following last week's national elections. The results reflect public disenchantment over corruption.

New York City police officer Daniel Pantaleo was never indicted in the choking death of Eric Garner. This week he's facing a disciplinary trial that could cost him his job with the force.