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A new art installation in Detroit encapsulates loss, encourages healing

An art installation unveiled at the TCF Center in Detroit on Tuesday features hand-written notes that pay homage to the losses faced by metro-Detroit…

A U.S. Air Force air crew prepares to load evacuees aboard a C-17 aircraft at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Aug. 31. Several public school students from Sacramento, Calif., remain in Afghanistan since the U.S. evacuation ended.

Several California Public School Students Are Still Trapped In Afghanistan

The San Juan Unified School District in Sacramento, Calif., says officials believe some of the district's students have been able to leave since the U.S. evacuation ended Tuesday.

Protesters demonstrate outside the Texas Capitol in Austin in late May in response to a bill that outlaws abortions after a fetal heartbeat is detected.

What the Texas abortion ban does — and what it means for other states

The law bans abortions as early as six weeks after conception and allows Texans to sue anyone who aids, abets or performs an abortion past that mark.

Daniela Draghici in the living room of her apartment in Bucharest. Draghici is an abortion-rights advocate who served as a family planning program manager for a U.S.-funded Romanian nonprofit group from 1992 to 2002.

Activists Say Romania Has Been Quietly Phasing Out Abortion

Doctors are using conscientious objection to turn down patients. Religious anti-abortion clinics are springing up. Advocates say abortion rights are under threat again in Romania.

Republican Representatives Meijer, Upton vote to impeach President Trump

The House of Representatives voted 232 to 197, Wednesday to impeach President Donald Trump for "high crimes and misdemeanors" — specifically, for inciting…

Researchers in Germany used this glass partition and handful of dog treats in a clever experiment aimed at deciphering what dogs do and don't understand about human intent.

Your Dog May Know If You've Done Something On Purpose, Or Just Screwed Up

An experiment involving dog treats suggests our canine pals may understand the difference when a human withholds a treat by accident and when they do so on purpose. But don't press your luck.

Clockwise from upper left: Son Lux, Camp Cope, The Low Anthem, Mabel

Glaring Omissions: The Music We Missed In 2018

We all had to kill some darlings to finalize NPR Music's list of the Top 50 Albums and Top 100 Songs. Here are the ones that really should have made the cut.

"Plebe summer" detailers, or trainers, lead a company of incoming freshman students â the "plebes" â at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md.

Can Military Academies Serve As A Road Map For Reopening Colleges?

Mandatory masks, strict discipline and rigorous testing have helped the academies, including West Point and Annapolis, welcome students back to campus. Can other schools learn from their example?

Study: Michigan's strict public health measures over holidays reduced COVID-19 cases, saved lives

Michigan's strict public health measures to combat the spread of COVID-19 over the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays have proven successful at…

Merrick Garland speaks during his attorney general confirmation hearing with the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill on Feb. 22.

Garland Confirmed As Attorney General 5 Years After Thwarted Supreme Court Bid

The Senate has confirmed Merrick Garland to run the Justice Department. He's vowed to crack down on violent domestic extremists and reduce racial disparities in the justice system.

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