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Fighting between government forces and Tigrayan rebels is escalating in Ethiopia's north. The government is bombing targets in the rebel capital and there's a bloody battle over two strategic towns.

Researchers have hardened wood and fashioned a knife out of it. It's three times sharper than steel and can slice through steak, and could be a sustainable alternative.

Two key Biden administration ambassador nominees, Rahm Emanuel and Nicholas Burns, face the Senate to answer questions about U.S. policy in Asia.

NPR's Sarah McCammon speaks with Latino USA host Maria Hinojosa and producer Reynaldo Leaños Jr. about their reporting on the aftermath of the largest single-state immigration raid in U.S. history.

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Joseph Margulies, a criminal law expert, about how citizen's arrest laws factor into the trial of three white men charged in the murder of Ahmaud Arbery.

NPR's Don Gonyea reports on who may replace former Treasury Secretary Paul O'Neill.

NPR's Steve Inskeep is joined by Lynn Reaser, chief economist at Bank of America capital management, to discuss what Wall Street may be looking for in a new Treasury Secretary. Paul O'Neill resigned from the post on Friday.

Gordon Parks is the legendary African-American photographer known for documenting the lives of the poor, and for being the first black staff photographer for Life magazine. Jon Kalish reports that last weekend, Parks celebrated his 90th birthday in New York City with a group of African-American photographers from around the country.

The FBI continues its investigation into Ptech, a Boston-area software company suspected of having a connection to Yasin al Qadi, an alleged terrorist. NPR's Chris Arnold reports.

North Carolina's electricity was knocked out when an ice storm that hit the state on Wednesday. Dozens of people have been killed by the snow and ice that came with the storm. National Guardsmen, local police and utility workers have been working to restore power to more than a million people. Steve speaks with Greensboro resident Martha Walton about how she's been coping for the past four days.