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Protesters in Kiev tried to storm a cultural center where hundreds of riot police were deployed Sunday, a day after the government of Viktor Yanukovych offered top posts to the opposition in a failed effort to defuse tensions.

More than 800 million people are eligible to cast ballots to choose a new lower house of Parliament. The vote, which observers call a defining moment for India, will start April 7 and last nine days.

President Biden has signed legislation making Juneteenth, when enslaved people in Texas were told of their freedom in 1865, a federal holiday. It will be commemorated for the first time Friday.

NPR's Scott Simon notes how common mass shootings have become in the U.S., and asks how this violence affects how we think about our everyday lives.

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Emily Kwong and Regina Barber of Short Wave about the fluid dynamics of crowds, an early fossil of a modern bird and new data on how people's moods change through the day.

The White House committed to buying a billion rapid COVID tests to distribute in the U.S. The launch of COVIDtests.gov has made it easy for Americans to order free tests, but there are still issues.

This "Books & Beyond" story tags along with the Milwaukee Public Library Educational Outreach Services team as they bring the library to people across the city.

"If it weren't for my video, the world wouldn't have known the truth. I own that," says Frazier, who was 17 at the time. "It made me realize how dangerous it is to be Black in America."

Millions of Americans are at risk of eviction, and billions of dollars in help from Congress isn't reaching most of them. What's taking so long for people who need rental assistance to get the money?

From St. Patrick's Day to Cinco de Mayo, holidays from specific cultures and religions have been embraced by people looking for a reason to celebrate. What's gained and what's lost?