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On Aug. 6, 1945, the U.S. dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima. Now, Japan, the U.S. and other nations grapple with calls for global disarmament amid the threat posed by North Korea.

Not since World War II have there been so many people who've fled their homes due to conflict. And children are hit especially hard by the crisis.

There were 195,000 jobs added to payrolls last month, but the unemployment rate was 7.6 percent. That was unchanged from May.

The deal means there won't be a trial — or a possible death sentence. Three young women and the child Ariel Castro fathered with one of them were held captive in his home for about a decade.

A 5.4-magnitude earthquake struck near southern Puerto Rico on Saturday, briefly knocking out power and forcing the relocation of at least 50 families on…

The 22-year-old Spaniard's win against 38-year-old rival Novak Djokovic at Sunday's Australian Open makes him the youngest male player to win all four major tournaments.

State ethics law prohibits a public official from “directly or indirectly” buying services or goods from a company in which their spouse has a financial interest. Ethics experts say the purchases raise legal questions.

Donald Trump is indicted on felony charges related to efforts to overturn the 2020 election. How conservative media are covering the indictment. Fitch strips the U.S. of its Triple-A bond rating.

In the 1990s, Stanford students Sergey Brin and Larry Page figured out how to use the structure of the Internet — the way pages link to one another — to put the most relevant items at the top of a search list. Their discovery transformed their garage startup, Google, into the Internet's top search engine, a household name and even a verb. NPR's Rick Karr reports.

HSBC's survey of preferred destinations for expats finds China at the top of the list for those working abroad. Asian countries did very well overall on the survey.

Latinos are more likely to rely on social media for news, where claims are less likely to be verified. Now, researchers and fact-checkers are trying to close the gap.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Jamal Greene, co-chair of Facebook's independent oversight board, about what will happen next with President Trump's suspended account.

For the past seven years, the Los Angeles-based artist has celebrated and mourned Black lives in his work. Smith's portraits are sometimes unfinished — a reflection of Black lives cut short.

There's an app for that! NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Jaboukie Young-White and Francesca Reale about their new romantic comedy movie, Dating & New York.

People with eating disorders are too often portrayed as white, skinny young women. One group is trying to spread the word that eating disorders affect people of every race, gender and body size.

The U.N. agency partnered with the luxury fashion label so more people will find out about its mission to provide food aid. Some in the humanitarian community say it's a risky deal.

A new study shows a rise in depression and stress among young people parallels the growth in smartphone and social media use.

In her book American Girls: Social Media and the Secret Lives of Teenagers, Nancy Jo Sales looks at the pressures on teenage girls socially and sexually. She talks to David Greene about her book.

An Antifa supporter wanted in the shooting of a right-wing activist has been killed by law enforcement agents in Washington state. Growing violence has extremism researchers concerned.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Liz Montague, a contributing cartoonist for The New Yorker, about the role of a cartoonist during a time of social protest.