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The eclectic German-Jewish philosopher, essayist, and cultural critic was born July 15, 1892.

The Indian jazz fusion band stops by the Tiny Desk for a historical performance.

A decade after the death of Nelson Mandela, many South Africans are asking what the anti-apartheid icon would have thought of the current state of the country and the direction it's heading in.

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Jean-Martin Bauer of the World Food Programme about the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Haiti.

Caleb Williams was taken No. 1 by the Chicago Bears in Thursday's NFL Draft. Williams, who played quarterback at Southern California and Oklahoma, faced challenges at a young age.

Ofir Engel, 18, is among the hostages who were taken during the Hamas attack. We hear from those connected to him in Washington, D.C., and family members outside Jerusalem.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with John Kirby, spokesperson for the National Security Council, about the Biden administration's response to the weekend attacks on Israel.

In South Korea's latest outburst of political violence, the country's opposition leader has been stabbed in public ahead of general elections in April 2024.

The veteran stage and television actor's role as the savvy Trixie Norton on The Honeymooners provided the perfect foil to her dimwitted TV husband.

The Republican-controlled House voted to approve a bill to exclude millions of non-U.S. citizens from the census results that determine each state's share of House seats and Electoral College votes.

Part of a Maryland bridge collapses after a ship crashes into it. Israel cancels talks in Washington after cease-fire vote clears the U.N. Supreme Court abortion pill case could affect other drugs.

Cherelle Parker will be sworn in as mayor in Philadelphia Tuesday. She will be the city's first female mayor, and only the fifth Black woman to run one of America's largest cities.