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As the inauguration nears, the Capitol has become a fortress. The fences surrounding it, writes NPR's Michel Martin, "are the hallmarks of a country at war, and most tragically, at war with itself."

More than 500 migrant children have spent more than 240 hours in the jail-like detention centers at the border as of Thursday, according to a DHS document obtained by NPR.

Serbian police said they arrested a suspect in a shooting attack that killed at least eight and wounded 14, the nation's second mass shooting in two days. Serbia's president vowed tough gun measures.

The U.S. elections project tracking database says more than 100 million people cast ballots early. That's a shift in voting behavior driven by the pandemic, but also by sky-high voter enthusiasm.

Elliott created the blue-eyes/brown-eyes classroom exercise in 1968 to teach students about racism. Today, she says, it's still playing out as the U.S. reckons with racial injustice.

Looking for child care for disabled children is a challenge for working parents.

The country is reopening thousands of shops after three days of no new coronavirus cases. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said New Zealand has won the "battle" against the disease.

San Franciscans are pitching in to make one little boy's wish come true: to be Batkid for a day. They are going to turn San Francisco into Gotham City on Nov. 15.

Thursday's crash disrupted service at the regional hub. Officials promised extra buses, ferries and light rail, but WNYC's Stephen Nessen reports it was chaos for many Hoboken Terminal users.

In the wake of the suicide bombing in Lahore, Pakistanis are struggling to come to terms with the violence. The blast in a park killed more than 70 people and wounded more than 300 others.