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The fall of a Syrian opposition town to the government this week after a siege and threats of air strikes serves as a reminder that the civil war continues.

NPR's Scott Simon asks Ruth Ozeki about her new novel, The Book of Form and Emptiness.

Jill Biden visited a community college in Michigan to talk about the Biden administration's plan for free community college.

A GOP-backed review of the 2020 presidential election in Arizona's largest county found no proof of former President Trump's lies about a stolen election.

China announced a ban on cryptocurrency transactions, the latest in a series of crackdowns on virtual money that comes as countries around the world are considering tougher regulations of their own.

NPR's Scott Simon talks to Tom Skerritt, who stars in East of the Mountains, a film about a retired heart surgeon dying of cancer.

Natural gas prices are at seven-year highs in the U.S. and record highs in Europe and Asia with cold winter weather yet to arrive.

The Biden administration has opened the East Coast to massive offshore wind development. But it will happen in some of the country's most fertile fishing grounds, and that's set up a growing battle.

After Senate Republicans prevented a resolution to fund the government and raise debt ceiling limit, Democratic congressional leaders are trying to find another way to pass both measures.

Two million Americans are uninsured because they live in one of the 12 states that didn't expand Medicaid. About 60% are people of color. Texas has the most uninsured people in the country.