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Iran says it seized an Iraqi oil tanker and its crew in the Persian Gulf, for allegedly smuggling fuel. It's the third such incident in two weeks, and comes amid rising U.S.-Iranian tensions.

One debate that's sure to draw a lot of strong opinions and hot takes — does listening to an audiobook count as reading?

The Tiny Desk Contest is NPR Music's annual search for the next great undiscovered artist.

Misty Copeland was the first Black principal dancer at the prestigious American Ballet Theatre.

Bus drivers in Peru are on strike -- disrupting the capital Lima. More strikes are threatened as workers demand more protection from extortion gangs.

Some European countries suspend use of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine. Purdue Pharma, maker of OxyContin, files bankruptcy plan. Two men are arrested for assaulting an officer during the insurrection.

Hospitals were overwhelmed last winter by a surge in pediatric cases of RSV. Now a new monoclonal antibody shot could help, but price and supply issues are causing delays in getting it to infants.

Many of the states that are moving to ban abortion tend to have less access to health care, worse maternal and infant health care outcomes and weaker social supports for children and families.

Gov. JB Pritzker this week appointed Teresa Ramos to be the first permanent secretary of the newly-formed Illinois Department of Early Childhood.

The U.S. lost three points from its 2014 score. Despite gains in some countries, an annual index shows that 68 percent of the world's countries have "a serious corruption problem."