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The nuclear arms race wastes resources that could instead improve people's lives and protect the environment, the pontiff said. His tour marks the first papal visit to Japan in nearly 40 years.

Ta-Nehisi Coates' new novel, set during the era of slavery, follows a young black man who discovers that his memories trigger a mysterious power of teleportation that can help escaped slaves flee.

British police have launched a murder investigation after 39 bodies were discovered in a truck in an apparent human smuggling operation.

Protests in Hong Kong continued for the 11th weekend in a row as thousands of people gathered for a nonviolent rally against an extradition bill.

Shengqiao Chen and Zehao Zhou met 20 years ago after a ship that was smuggling Chinese immigrants into the U.S. ran aground just outside New York City.

Photographer Geoffrey Hiller has made five trips to the Southeast Asian country since 1987. But 25 years later, his modern photos of the people there look eerily similar to the ones from years ago.

The country's oldest civil rights organization begins its annual convention Saturday in Philadelphia. NPR's Wade Goodwyn speaks with NAACP President Cornell William Brooks.

Dominican forces are expelling Haitians everyday, part of an ongoing plan to deport people without papers who have been living on the wrong side of the border for years.

Last month's earthquake in Mexico destroyed many buildings and killed hundreds of people. But out of the chaos a hashtag was born that connected those offering help with those who needed it the most.

Young people of color saw deep racial inequities in the way the assault on the U.S. Capitol played out. And some expect to keep battling those inequities well after President Trump leaves office.