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South Korea's government is criticized after it passed a law banning sending leaflets and other materials into North Korea. The law is intended to reduce tensions between the two countries.

The State Department is hosting a meeting this week on religious freedom and persecution. The meeting comes as the Trump administration clamps down on refugee admissions and asylum-seekers.

For the first time, the Church of England has named a woman as its top leader. Sarah Mullally is the new Archbishop of Canterbury, leading 85 million Anglicans around the world.

Germany goes to the polls in an election dominated by talk of the rise of the far right. Also on voters' minds are the economy, immigration, and relations with Donald Trump.

Yes, the sweet potato is a nutritional giant. Who can resist when it's topped with marshmallows? From the NPR archives, a Kenyan researcher explains why the sight of the tuber makes her go "heck, no!"

The U.S. is "comprehensively reviewing" its relationship with Tanzania after hundreds were killed in a violent post-election crackdown.

One of the first police officers to respond to the 2022 school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, goes on trial Monday on charges that he failed to protect children during the attack.

Comedy fans are mourning the death of Richard Lewis, one of the stars of HBO's Curb Your Enthusiasm. Lewis died Tuesday of a heart attack.

In a Pennsylvania coal mining area in the 1940s, a mother was raising two kids on a secretary's salary. Bill Sayenga remembers his mother’s decision to run for office, and her lasting influence.

Forty years ago, Monica Jordan moved in with her cousin LaTonya Walker in Atlanta. They were raised by their moms in a house with plenty of rules. The cousins remember the day they ran away from home.