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To understand the friction between Russia and Ukraine, it's important to go back to 1991. Exactly 30 years ago this weekend, the Soviet Union formally dissolved and broke up into 15 separate nations.

The James Webb Space Telescope blasted off from French Guinea at 7:20 a.m. ET on Saturday, Dec. 25. The NASA mission was decades in the making and should reveal the earliest galaxies in the universe.

Ethiopia prime minister Abiy Ahmed is waging war against Tigrayans in the north and stamping out dissent among ethnic Oromos in the south.

NPR's Eyder Peralta was recently jailed in South Sudan as he tried to report on the war-torn country. He talks about his experience, and the country's ongoing civil war.

President Biden is under pressure to end all fossil fuel development on federal land in order to fight the climate crisis, yet the influential industry still expects new drilling opportunities.

The potential upgrade at a U.S. air defense base, within range of missiles in North Korea and China, has residents concerned as Seoul walks a delicate balancing act between the rival powers.

Reid was recalled as a "legendary leader" as colleagues and friends gathered to pay tribute to a hardscrabble Democrat who rose from poverty in Nevada to the most powerful position in the Senate.

Arts therapies appear to ease brain disorders from Parkinson's to PTSD. Now, artists and scientists have launched an effort to understand how these treatments change the brain.

After two years of pandemic life, people have learned to cope in ways that have become stubborn, unhealthy habits. But there are positive steps we can take to reset a healthy lifestyle.

Angel Garcia's family, with seven children under age 10, faces eviction.