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Since Iraq's Kurdish region voted to secede last month, Kurds have reeled from territorial losses. Now, their president and longtime leader, Masoud Barzani, has declared he'll step down Wednesday.

Two days after the regional government voted to secede from Spain, demonstrators rejecting the move marched and brandished Spanish flags in Catalonia's capital.

After 12 years in power, Kurdish President Massoud Barzani has submitted his resignation and announced that he will not seek another term in office following Kurdistan's referendum on independence last month.

It's time to sign up for a health plan if you purchase insurance on the Affordable Care Act exchanges. NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Kaiser Health News Washington correspondent Julie Rovner.

Sakdiyah Ma'ruf grew up watching bootleg videos of Roseanne Barr and Jerry Seinfeld. Now she is breaking ground as a stand-up comedian who wears a hijab while openly mocking religious fundamentalists.

Director Julie Taymor took an unconventional tack in adapting the animated film for the big stage. Even 20 years on, she finds the musical's social themes evolve and resonate with audiences worldwide.

Facebook ads and other types of racial agitation are the latest examples in a long line of information operations aimed at amplifying tensions within the U.S. that dates back to the time of Dr. King.

In a new video for her song "In Harm's Way," the singer addresses a question she says is absent from current political discourse: "Have we forgotten how to be generous?"

It's impossible to discuss early Hollywood and Broadway hits without acknowledging Fields, who wrote over 400 songs between 1928 and 1973 and is responsible for some of the greatest tunes of our time.

President Uhuru Kenyatta received more than 90 percent of the vote in an election that has sparked violence and rekindled the deep tribal divisions that mark politics in Kenya.