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The United Nations today sent its top humanitarian official, John Holmes, to Sri Lanka to push for more protection for civilians trapped in the island's war zone. The UN estimates nearly 6,500 civilians have been killed there in the last three months. The conventional war now appears to be in its final stages. But does that mean the island's civil conflict is finally at an end? NPR's South Asia Correspondent Philip Reeves reports.

Top seed Novak Djokovic is through to the men's singles final at Wimbledon after beating Juan Martin del Potro in an epic semifinal match. Andy Murray stands in Djokovic's way, making the finals for the second year in a row. Murray lost the 2012 Championship final to Roger Federer.

Norman Van Aken discusses meatballs, their variations, origins, and his connection to them

Will GTA6 actually come out this year? Is a new Nintendo console coming? Huge games are creeping on the horizon, including a high-stakes Assassin's Creed title and Metroid Prime 4: Beyond.

Ski buff Sarah Witter will get $6,358 back from her hospital and insurer after a review of her bill following the NPR-Kaiser Health News story about her case.

President Trump says his claim about wiretapping "covers a lot of different things," and his press secretary said on Thursday the president "stands by" his claim.

The Internet is mocking "The Mooch's" tenure in the Trump White House by noting things that lasted longer. But he did get a few things done that might have a lasting impact.

President Obama and Republicans feeling the heat, as bad news about the administration's health care rollout piles up, and the GOP continues to assess damage from its role in the government shutdown. Elsewhere, Detroit watches a bankruptcy trial.

Mark Zuckerberg has pitched Meta's Twitter clone as a more "friendly" place for online discourse. Executives say breaking news and politics will not be the emphasized. But is that realistic?

NPR's Juana Summers speaks with Gene X. Hwang about X (formerly Twitter) taking over his handle @x without informing nor compensating him.

In terms of chart success, The Tortured Poets Department is the most charmed album of the pop star's career. This week, it spends its 14th week at No. 1, holding off a new album by one-time nemesis Ye.

President and CEO John Lansing plans to leave NPR nine months before his term is set to expire. His tenure has been defined by the pandemic, a racial reckoning, and economic headwinds.

This week on The Florida Roundup...State lawmakers wrapped up the regularly scheduled legislative session, but they will go a few days late to allow a…

Editor's note: This is a pre-recorded episode of the Florida Roundup. There is no live chat this week. On the Florida Roundup, we talk about the week's…

A new grant is helping Olympians and Paralympians pay for child care while they compete in Tokyo. The $200,000 child-care grant is from the Women's Sports Foundation and clothing maker Athleta.

A new study from the Miami Urban Future Initiative focuses on providing evidence-based data on Miami’s evolution as a global city. Deep and international…

Who says vegetarians can't also have full bellies this Thanksgiving? Despite that the holiday's main event — turkey — makes it not-so-friendly to vegans…

After three months without anyone winning the top prize in the lottery, a ticket worth an estimated $1.22 billion was sold in California for the drawing Friday night.

Revelations that national security officials have used their agency's eavesdropping power to spy on love interests has sparked a new meme: #NSAPickupLines

All but one of the 12 educators charged with racketeering were found guilty by a Georgia jury. The scandal involved dozens of schools and dozens of teachers who had previously taken plea deals.