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Nobel Peace Prize Winner To Belligerent Warmaker: Ethiopia Under Abiy Ahmed

In Ethiopia, the 2019 winner of the Nobel Peace Prize is now embroiled in a blood war. So, what happened to Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed?

The Doorbuster 'Black Friday' Stretches Into Online Sales Events

NPR's Michel Martin speaks to Washington Post retail reporter Abha Bhattarai about the holiday shopping season and the state of retail amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

Election results from MSNBC are shown during Democratic Senate candidate Mark Kelly's Election Night event in Tucson, Arizona. Kelly ran against Republican Sen. Martha McSally for Arizona's Senate seat and is hoping to join fellow Democrat Sen. Kyrsten Sinema in the historically Republican state. (Courtney Pedroza/Getty Images)

Democrats Make History In Changing The Southwest

As political analyst Ron Brownstein points out, the party will hold all the Senate seats in Arizona, Colorado, Nevada and New Mexico for the first time since the 1940s.

Biden's Historic Cabinet Nominations

President-elect Joe Biden has announced more names to fill his economic and communications teams.

What You Should Know About Biden's Coronavirus Response Plans And Health Policy First Steps

Julie Rovner of Kaiser Health News explains what influence Congress might have on the incoming administration's coronavirus response.

Peruvian refugee Xiomy De la Cruz holds her 13-month-old daughter, Maia, last month in her Hartford, Conn., home, which was once filled with donations of food and sundries as part of the food pantry she has set up during the pandemic.

Immigrant Woman Starts Food Pantry In Her Home To Help Undocumented Families

When Xiomy De la Cruz saw her neighbors losing their jobs during the pandemic, she decided to help feed them. Many were unable to access government benefits because of their immigration status.

Narrow Wins In These Key States Powered Biden To The Presidency

Joe Biden topped President Trump by nearly 7 million votes, and 74 votes in the Electoral College, but his victory really was stitched together with narrow margins in key states.

<em>Wild Minds: The Artists and Rivalries That Inspired the Golden Age of Animation,</em> by Reid Mitenbuler

'Wild Minds' Traces The Origins Of Animation — From Blackton And McCay To Disney

Author Reid Mitenbuler's real target is a quintessentially American story of daring ambition, personal re-invention, and the eternal tug-of-war of between art and business.

Survivors of the ISIS genocide of Yazidis walk to mass graves near the village of Kocho, northern Iraq, in August 2019, on the fifth anniversary of the massacre that killed most of the men and older boys in the village.

'Nothing Left In The World Except These Bones': Yazidis Search For Mothers' Remains

Investigators have discovered 17 mass graves containing bodies of some of the 3,000 Yazidis killed by ISIS. For survivors, a grave with remains of older and pregnant women prompts a special anguish.

A child plays in front of a hotel damaged by mortar shelling last month in Humera, in the Tigray region of Ethiopia. On Wednesday, U.N. officials announced they had reached a deal with Ethiopian leaders to allow humanitarian groups access to the disputed region.

Ethiopia, U.N. Reach Deal To Allow 'Unimpeded' Access For Aid Groups In Tigray

The U.N. humanitarian agency announced the agreement Wednesday. Since fighting began in the disputed region roughly a month ago, tens of thousands of residents have fled for Sudan.

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