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NPR looks at various little things people have lost in the pandemic, which has led to an overwhelming sense of mental and emotional instability.

The dive boat Conception, far out to sea in the middle of the night, became fully engulfed in flames as 30 passengers on a recreational scuba diving trip slept below deck.

Bolivia, a landlocked nation since 1904, is hoping to reach the sea once again by suing Chile at the International Court of Justice for the land it lost in the War of the Pacific.

A new Congress is in place for the last two weeks of the Biden administration. Speaker Mike Johnson's control of the House seems no stronger than it was in the previous Congress.

Congress returns this week with added pressure to find a deal to end the partial DHS shutdown. It also needs to find a way to end the impasse over FISA surveillance legislation.

Scott Simon speaks with former U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales on President-elect Donald Trump's new pick on attorney general and their role.

From Sly Stone of the Family Stone to Ozzy Osbourne, we remember some of the musicians lost in 2025.

Author Colm Toibin's latest tale moves back and forth across the Atlantic, from the town of Enniscorthy, Ireland, to bustling Brooklyn, N.Y.

The 2019 Legislative session is already halfway through, and Oregon lawmakers still have an insane amount of work to do.

Sessions praised immigration restrictions of the 1920s — laws that are widely regarded today as racist. His critics say he's stoking fears about the foreign-born population.