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A Republican president is helping advance what has long been a Democratic priority as part of a defense bill. Not all Republicans are thrilled about it.

Rohingya activist Wai Wai Nu talks with NPR's Noel King about what it was like to sit in on the International Court of Justice genocide trial this week in The Hague.

Anyone can get on the ballot in the U.K. if they pay 500 pounds.

Democrats are celebrating a sweeping policy change tucked inside a defense bill that provides 12 weeks of paid parental leave to 2.1 million federal employees — and so is President Trump.

Jessica Kibblewhite wonders whether it makes sense to bring a child into a world that seems broken and scary. At StoryCorps, her dad helps her find clarity with advice about humanity.

A Chinese state-owned operator took control of a port on a 99-year lease after Sri Lanka defaulted on its loans. An adviser to Sri Lanka's president said the government wants China to "give it back."

We've chosen some of Beethoven's most beloved works to celebrate his birthday all day today.

The U.S. Concealed Carry Association is trying to reach 1 million members by using a different message from that of the NRA. Instead of "from my cold, dead hands," USCCA uses "protect the family."

Chinese and U.S. negotiators have agreed to prevent new tariffs from going into effect this weekend. President Trump calls it Phase 1 of a trade deal.

Bernardine Evaristo's nuanced and entertaining Booker Prize-winning novel is told from the point of view of 12 British women of color — all just a few degrees of separation apart from each other.