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President Trump's pressure campaign against Venezuela is the latest in a long saga of U.S. intervention in the region that is rooted in the 1823 Monroe Doctrine — and is a mix of success and failure.

NFL hopeful Michael Sam recently announced he's gay. But is that why his draft stock has reportedly dropped? The Barbershop guys weigh in.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is expanding its flu vaccine recommendations this year. Before, the CDC advised the vaccine for infants between 6 months and 23 months. Now, it says healthy children between 6 months and 5 years old should get vaccinated.

Recent frightening incidents may cause some air passengers anxiety this holiday weekend. Prof. Jonathan Bricker of the University of Washington says there are effective ways to help nervous flyers.

NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Washington Post reporter Jason Rezaian, who was based in Iran from 2009 until he was imprisoned and released in 2016. He speaks about the current U.S.-Iranian tensions.

Commuters on the Washington, D.C., metro often tell Lamour Rogers that his booming voice brightens their day. This story originally aired on Sept. 7, 2015 on All Things Considered.

The city of Montgomery, Ala., was sued by a group of people who said they were jailed when they couldn't pay court fines and fees. Now the city has agreed to take steps to help those too poor to pay.

On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization declared a global pandemic. We interviewed 9 health workers around the world to learn what's surprised them most — and how they've managed to cope.

The Ethiopian artist Aida Muluneh spends an hour and a half decorating her models for photos that celebrate her country's past and present. Her work is now on display at the Museum of Modern Art.

Not every corner of the world is yet on Google Street View. Tawanda Kanhema sees these gaps as a kind of digital divide, so he volunteers to photograph and upload some of the places left off the map.