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Thousands of soldiers are preparing for yet another Afghanistan deployment. They are the tiny segment of American society in military service. On the eve of their departure, they share their thoughts.

Sadeqa Johnson's novel — inspired by a real historical figure — pulls no punches in its tale of an enslaved woman trying to survive and make a life for herself and her family.

What's the point of buying something now that you can't even use during the pandemic? Social scientists say there is value in anticipation — in giving yourself a concrete way to look forward.

China remains the largest geopolitical challenge for the Biden administration. One part of that challenge is a new sort of space race involving global navigation technology.

Democrats are set to begin their four-day-long virtual convention on Monday. The lineup includes speeches by Joe Biden and Kamala Harris, former presidents and prominent party officials.

The president said it would be "tough" to meet the May 1 deadline agreed to by the Trump administration. "The withdrawal must be completed by the first of May," a Taliban spokesman told NPR.

NPR's Leila Fadel talks to ambassador David Scheffer, who was the first U.S. ambassador-at-large on war crime issues, about whether Russian can be held accountable for targeting Ukrainian civilians.

Rule changes could cost many big cities millions they receive for subsidized housing from the federal government. They claim the Bush administration reneged on an agreement that would have maintained much of the funding.

The incident comes just days after the U.S. shot down a Chinese spy balloon off the coast of South Carolina. This new object was smaller and lower, and it's not clear where it came from.

The cooling in the Pacific Ocean has gone on for three years. Its end is usually good news for the U.S. and other parts of the world, including drought-stricken northeast Africa, scientists said.