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An American father is on a quest to find his children who were kidnapped by their mother. She took them to Syria and joined ISIS. With ISIS collapsing, he hopes to find them there.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Rashad Robinson from Color of Change, about the group's longstanding campaign to end what they say are harmful and inaccurate portrayals of police work on television.

A church in Harrisonburg, Va., posted a simple message last year: "No matter where you are from, we're glad you're our neighbor," in three languages. Now the signs show up from D.C. to Detroit.

Abortion is already illegal in Poland, with exceptions for rape, incest and the mother's life. Legislators are proposing a total ban, prompting thousands of women to boycott work and school on Monday.

Kids in Delhi, India, have been indoors for 20 months –- first for COVID, now for smog beyond four times what's safe. Officials have installed towers to filter it, but scientists say they don't work.

Legislators in Washington are debating the Real ID measure, which contains a provision that would make seeking asylum in the U.S. more challenging. Marianne McCune of member station WNYC has the story of one applicant from Sierra Leone.

Vulnerable hospitals, particularly rural ones, are closing their doors faster than ever because of the pandemic. Sarah Jane Tribble explains what that means for rural Americans.

Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas, helped lead federal efforts to protect women from domestic violence and recognize Juneteenth as a national holiday. She announced she had pancreatic cancer in June.

The attack on Ardamata earlier this month was the latest in a series of atrocities in Darfur that marked the monthslong war between the Sudanese military and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces.

Elizabeth O'Connor's spare and bracing debut novel provides a stark reckoning with what it means to be seen from the outside, both as a person and as a people.