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After Republicans unexpectedly picked up at least eight seats, House Democrats are still sorting out what went wrong. The party leadership must balance clashing priorities in the next term.

The former lead guitarist of the legendary band Guns N' Roses is a musician with a sound and look all his own. After all the success — and vice — Slash says he's still a work in progress.

As the top lawyer for the Obama State Department, Harold Koh is defending a lot of things that surprise his friends on the left — including U.S. involvement in Libya, and the use of American drones that target people in Pakistan and Yemen.

NPR's top programming executive, Anya Grundmann, will leave at the end of the year. She has overseen numerous hits for the network, including Tiny Desk.

Pirates, pokers and alleged demonic origins — the history of rum is filled with raucousness and rebellion. To celebrate National Rum Day, we bring you tales from this drink's past, including its laudable origins as a food waste solution.

Global temperatures soared past previous records in 2023, according to new data from the European Union. Nations must slash fossil fuel emissions to avoid even higher temperatures, scientists warn.

Meza Malonga, a restaurant in Rwanda's capital Kigali, serves innovative Afro-fusion cuisine. Chef Dieuveil Malonga opened it in 2020, after years of working in high-end European restaurants.

Working-class youths invented the steel drum in the 1930s by banging dents in the tops of discarded oil drums to create notes. Today, steelpan is Trinidad's de facto national instrument.

American scientists have long worked abroad, but recruitment efforts are increasing due to cuts by the Trump administration.

To explore what lessons can be drawn from past negotiations with North Korea, NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Robert Gallucci, the top U.S. negotiator on North Korea during the Clinton administration.