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In a desolate stretch of Nevada, teams have been competing all week to break speed records for human-powered locomotion. NPR's Scott Detrow talks with one of this year's competitors, Lizanne Wilmot.

Analysis of the motivations — and implications — of the United Arab Emirates, a top producer of oil, hosting this year's United Nations climate summit.

A proposed bill in the Dutch parliament would force universities to conduct more classes in Dutch, rather than English.

College football playoffs resume on Thursday with the first semifinal game. Notre Dame takes on Penn State in the Orange Bowl. On Friday, Ohio State plays Texas in the Cotton Bowl.

Many of the most-borrowed books in 2024, including 'romantasy' titles and memoirs, also appeared on public library lists in 2023.

In a recent op-ed, law professor Victor Fleischer accused top universities of "hoarding" billions and billions of dollars. And Gladwell, a New Yorker writer, agrees — in much harsher language.

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with the United Nations' top humanitarian official Stephen O'Brien about his recent trip to Syria. "This will be a lost generation," O'Brien says of conditions there.

The HHS Secretary nominee has said he'd like to end subsidies for junk food and sugary drinks via federal programs such as SNAP, which, at $100 billion a year, is the U.S.'s top anti-hunger program.

Working-class youths invented the steel drum in the 1930s by banging dents in the tops of discarded oil drums to create notes. Today, steelpan is Trinidad's de facto national instrument.

Voters may not have foreign policy at the top of their list of concerns, but it is a major part of a U.S. president's role.

American scientists have long worked abroad, but recruitment efforts are increasing due to cuts by the Trump administration.

The Department of Treasury announced sanctions against top Russian officials and businesses Friday. NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks to Ambassador Daniel Fried of the Atlantic Council about the move.

To explore what lessons can be drawn from past negotiations with North Korea, NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Robert Gallucci, the top U.S. negotiator on North Korea during the Clinton administration.

Service Employees International Union California leader David Huerta was injured in a scuffle with federal agents. Sandra Diaz, vice president of SEIU-USWW California, talks with NPR's Scott Detrow.

The Las Vegas Aces will face off Sunday against the New York Liberty in the WNBA Finals. NPR's A Martinez talks to basketball analyst Terrika Foster-Brasby about what makes the two teams powerhouses.

Maxwell spoke with top DOJ officials over the course of two days in late July. Asked about President Trump, she said she had never witnessed him "in any inappropriate setting in any way."

President-elect Trump has named Pam Bondi, formerly Florida's top prosecutor, as his new nominee for attorney general. The selection comes after former Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz withdrew.

Top U.S. officials are in Germany for the annual Munich Security Conference, where the war in Ukraine is a major topic of discussion.

President Biden is laying out new measures to restrict the number of migrants able to cross the southern border — one of the top political issues for his campaign.

Top U.S. and Ukrainian officials said Sunday that they made progress toward ending the Russia-Ukraine war. But European allies feel they've been left out of the plan, which they say placates Russia.