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NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Hanaa Singer, a representative for UNICEF in Syria, about the difficulty of daily life in Aleppo right now.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in St. Petersburg, Russia, Tuesday. It's their first meeting since Turkey shot down a Russian warplane near the Syrian border last November, and both men said they were anxious to reset their country's relations.

The American rugby squad was mostly made up of football players and was a big underdog against the French. But the Americans took gold in 1924, and have been the reigning Olympic champions ever since.

Delta's massive outage wasn't the first malfunction to wreak havoc on an airline. The industry's systems are complex and require high security, which can make them more prone to shutdowns.

National parks are a big source of local pride, but about half the U.S. states don't have one. Oklahoma is among the park-less, but it wasn't always that way.

Many parents are starting a dialogue on sexual assault well before their kids' teenage years, joining schools in early lessons to help prevent it.

The Maine politician talks to NPR's Ari Shapiro about her decision to not support her party's nominee for president, Donald Trump.

The Republican leader defeated a Trump-friendly entrepreneur by a big margin. The GOP presidential candidate had shown tepid support for the House speaker.

Hundreds of elite endurance athletes were taking the prescription heart drug meldonium until it was banned in January. But a similar heart drug, telmisartan, is still allowed.

Despite calls by the U.N. for a cease-fire, the Syrian government and rebel forces are escalating their battle for control of Aleppo, a city they see as critical in the five-year civil war.