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NPR's Scott Simon speaks to David Miliband, president and CEO of the International Rescue Committee, about the group's 2024 Watchlist highlighting 20 countries facing humanitarian crises.

President Biden ordered the U.S. military to carry out retaliatory strikes against Iranian-backed militia groups after three U.S. servicemembers were injured in a drone attack in northern Iraq.

As protests continue to roil colleges across the nation, NPR looks at why police tactics have differed from campus to campus.

Students say they suffered broken bones, concussions and other injuries from allegedly aggressive police action breaking up pro-Palestinian protests last week.

Young, played the rough-hewn, mumbling-and-grumbling best friend, corner-man and brother-in-law to Sylvester Stallone in the "Rocky" franchise.

A Hamas leader is killed in an explosion in Beirut. Harvard University President Claudine Gay resigns. Jury selection has begun in a civil trial in New York that could transform the NRA.

NPR's Juana Summers speaks with security expert Juliette Kayyem about the decision to send in law enforcement at schools like Columbia University and UCLA. What strategy can bring de-escalation?

Tens of thousands of people showed up in Washington, D.C., Tuesday for a "March for Israel." Organizers say they want to "show solidarity and support for Israel" during the war against Hamas.

Usually at this time of year, Palestinian olive farmers in the West Bank are hard at work in their groves. But because of the war in Gaza, many have not been able to access their land.

As voting closes in Wisconsin's primaries, voters are already looking to November. Four years ago, Biden beat out Trump by about 20,000 votes. The race will likely be decided again around the margins.

How are filmmakers and actors trying to drum up excitement over their work this year?

Iran backs three key militant groups involved in the current Mideast turmoil — Hamas, Hezbollah and the Houthis. Here's a look at the role all three are playing.