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Young Nigerians are leaving the country in increasing numbers in search of a better life. It's a trend that even has it's own word — Japa — Yoruba for "to run, or escape."

One individual may be responsible for hundreds of false reports of active shooters across the U.S. The hoaxes have raised awareness of "swatting," and how it may be a national security threat.

Human rights violations continue in Sri Lanka despite the end of the war: 250,000 Tamils are still incarcerated. In the last week, a journalist has been jailed for 20 years of hard labor, a U.N. official has been expelled for criticizing the government, and a dispute has broken out over TV footage broadcast on television that purports to show a Sri Lankan soldier executing Tamils.

Poland is holding national elections today in which voters choose between parties with radically different visions of Polish democracy.

Venezuelans continue to leave their homeland in record numbers. It is the largest refugee exodus ever recorded in the Western Hemisphere.

President Biden has signed a sweeping executive order to create some federal oversight of rapidly expanding AI systems.

President Biden has issued an executive order targeting Israeli settlers who have attacked Palestinians in the West Bank. The measure could lead to the freezing of their bank accounts and assets.

North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper says the damage is "widespread and catastrophic" following Hurricane Helene. Many remote mountain communities remain cut off.

NPR'S Leila Fadel speaks with Fenway Summer managing partner Raj Date about the impact on consumers of the proposed merger between Capital One and Discover Financial Services.

While the war in Gaza continues, tensions are rising in the West Bank where there are ongoing raids by the Israeli military and warnings of a possible uprising among Palestinians.