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Myanmar border guard police patrol the fence in the "no man's land" zone between Myanmar and Bangladesh, as seen from Maungdaw, Rakhine state, during a government-organized visit for journalists on Aug. 24. A new U.N. report finds that Myanmar's military and other groups, including the border police, committed atrocities. The report urges the prosecution of military leaders for genocide.

Myanmar's Military Leaders Should Be Tried For Genocide, U.N. Investigators Say

A new report on the mass killings of Rohingya Muslims suggests six Myanmarese commanders be prosecuted. Investigators also say civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi did nothing to stop the attacks.

What To Expect From Congressional Races This Year

NPR takes a final look at the top House and Senate races and what is at stake in the next Congress.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., won reelection and helped Republican colleagues fend off challenges in several states. He's expected to remain the top GOP leader if his party keeps control of the chamber.

Democrats' Hopes For Senate Majority Fade As GOP Beats Back Challenges

Republicans win tough contests in South Carolina, Iowa, Texas and Montana. Democrats flip seats in Colorado and Arizona, but their path to a majority is uphill.

Low Pay, No Benefits, Rude Customers: Restaurant Workers Quit At Record Rate

Nonmanagers at restaurants and bars are leaving the industry at the highest rate in decades.

Former Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed attends an NBC News panel discussion at the Georgia Aquarium in Atlanta in May of 2012. Reed is trying to make a political comeback by saying he's the mayoral candidate who can help lower Atlanta's rising crime rate.

Rise In Crime May Help Atlanta's Ex-Mayor's Campaign, Despite Cloud Of Corruption

All over the country, a rise in crime is influencing messaging behind political runs. In Atlanta, Kasim Reed, a former two-term mayor, is running again saying that he can lower the city's crime rate.

Small island nations threatened by climate change seek voice in U.N. negotiations

NPR's David Folkenflik speaks with ambassador Janine Felson, top climate negotiator from Belize, about the unique challenges facing small island nations ahead of the U.N. climate talks in Glasgow.

What President Xi Jinping's absence from COP26 indicates for China's climate pledges

Chinese President Xi Jinping is not attending COP26 in person. Climate analysts and activists weigh in on what his absence means for the climate pledges made by one of the top carbon-emitting nations.

Above: locals in Liuzhou feast on their regional specialty of snail noodles. The novelty of the dish has made it a viral sensation in China during the pandemic.

Snail noodles go viral in China during the pandemic. But the dish is a bit ... funky

The southern specialty — snail broth, pickled bamboo, slippery rice noodles — has taken off. "A lot of people were looking for crazy, ridiculous things to eat," says food blogger Mei Shanshan.

President Biden meets with his national security team on July 1 to discuss the drone strike that killed al-Qaida leader Ayman al-Zawahiri on July 31. The wooden box in front of the president contains a replica of the house where al-Zawahiri was living in Kabul, Afghanistan.

3 things the strike on al-Zawahiri tell us about the U.S. counterterrorism strategy

The U.S. targeted the top al-Qaida leader, showing it could track down and strike against a hard-to-find extremist figure even in a country where the U.S. has no military or diplomatic presence.

Spanish musician and composer Pablo Casals, playing the cello in 1936.

Robert Johnson And Pablo Casals' Game-Changers Turn 75

Two hugely important recordings, made by pivotal musicians an ocean apart, were made on the same day in 1936.

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