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Ford Motor Company introduced a concept car this year with bulletproof windows, a vault-like back door, and a 45-inch TV screen. It’s an extreme example of what is becoming a fact of life: cars filled with soothing amenities for harried commuters. Detroit Public Radio's Celeste Headlee reports.

Hurricane Dennis has left Cuba and is now on track to blow into the Gulf Coast between Florida and Louisiana. NPR's Tom Gjelten is in Cuba and describes the damage the hurricane did to the island nation.

The Chinese leader is expected to speak about Hong Kong's future at a ceremony Friday marking the return of the former British colony to Chinese rule on July 1, 1997.

A computer keyboard "unlocked my mind from its silent cage," Elizabeth Bonker told her fellow graduates. She urged them to serve others, citing Rollins College's most famous alum: Fred Rogers.

Japan is sweltering amid a blistering heat wave not seen in decades. As the country deals with an energy crunch, Japanese businesses try to save energy by turning lights down and thermostats up.

Despite some major roads still being washed out, three of the massive park's five entrances opened this morning, to lines hundreds of cars long.

A passenger on board the Amtrak train that crashed into a truck and derailed in Missouri on Monday, killing four people, has described the harrowing moment when his carriage rolled.

U.S. Gen. Mark Milley says Ukraine faces a shortfall of weapons and troops while battling Russia's latest offensive.

The U.S., Canada and Mexico will host the first-ever 48-team World Cup. Sixty of the matches will be played at stadiums across the U.S.

NPR's Scott Horsley reports on criticism directed at Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen over the highest inflation rates in over 40 years.