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Pakistan's government says it is implementing Islamic law in the Swat Valley in exchange for a truce with Taliban militants. The deal has raised concern in the West. The cease-fire has been criticized as giving in to militants, and it's feared the deal could embolden other militant groups in Pakistan.

Thousands of supporters of the junta that took over Niger in a coup this week marched through the streets of the capital waving Russian flags, chanting Vladimir Putin's name, and denouncing France.

The Supreme Court says it will hear arguments next year on the availability of mifepristone, one of two drugs used in medication abortions.

NPR'S Leila Fadel speaks with Fenway Summer managing partner Raj Date about the impact on consumers of the proposed merger between Capital One and Discover Financial Services.

For President Biden's legacy, we should look to late President Jimmy Carter's history in Central America.

People who live in one of the nation's most toxic areas for air pollution -- known as Cancer Alley -- have lost the ability to sue for protection from environmental racism.

Trump can now start selling his majority stake in the Truth Social parent company, as a lockup on insider sales expires. But that could tank the price of the stock.

The International Association of Genocide Scholars has declared that Israel's actions in Gaza meet the legal definition of genocide. NPR's Leila Fadel talks with the association's Emily Sample.

Calgary artist Jeff De Boer has spent decades learning, perfecting, and teaching the art of making suits of armor: for mice.

A ceasefire in the fighting between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon is fragile while the one between the U.S. and Iran is more stable.