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A police SWAT team is conducting operations at a synagogue in Colleyville, Texas, near Dallas.

Tensions between the U.S. and Russia over Ukraine seem to have ratcheted up.

One of the original Freedom Riders has died. Rabbi Israel Dresner was arrested and jailed multiple times for his activism. He was among those who answered Martin Luther King Jr.'s call.

Last year, half of all New Year's resolutions in the U.S. were based on fitness and nearly half were based on weight loss. NPR's Life Kit takes a look at diet culture.

Recent scandals have rocked two major British institutions: the prime minister's office and the monarchy.

An underwater volcano erupted Saturday near Tonga, sending tsunamis across the pacific basin.

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with journalist John Cannon about the dangers of destroying a hidden peatland in the Congo Basin that has locked in as much carbon dioxide as the world emits in three years.

Christian nationalism has grown in the past year. Now, some more mainline churches are speaking out against the movement, which they see as opposed to the teachings of Jesus.

A rare Stellar's sea eagle is visiting the Maine Coast and drawing birders from all over the country

The Biden administration wants to buy and send a billion free at-home COVID tests to Americans. Here's what we know so far about the contracts in terms of price, timeline and more.