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NPR's Scott Simon speaks to writer Matt Klein about how to win back our attention in an age of infinite information.

Once a racer for Norway, Pinheiro Braathen switched to Brazil, his mother's home country. In winning the Olympic giant slalom on Saturday, he earned South America's first medal at a Winter Games.

The president said this week that the value of the dollar is "great" despite a sharp tumble since last year. That may be true for certain parts of the economy — but not others.

The capture of Nicolás Maduro has fueled questions about the future of U.S. policy in Venezuela. For Secretary of State Marco Rubio, it was part of a years-long push for change in South America.

Breezy Johnson's first Olympic medal is a gold, won in a race marred by the crash of teammate Lindsey Vonn

An NPR panel looks at how movies portray Americans abroad, from romantic self discovery to culture clash and stereotypes.

What does it mean to have faith, and where do our moral codes come from? Scott Carter of 'Ye Gods' podcast tries to tackle these big questions.

Losing democracy once can make it harder to restore it, even after a democratic government returns to power. University of Birmingham professor Nic Cheeseman analyzed three decades of data.

Critics say U.S. Agency for Global Media's Kari Lake risks making Voice of America sound like a propaganda outlet in her remarks on the air praising President Trump.

The partial government shutdown has ended. Now, lawmakers come to a more difficult task: how to find bipartisan agreement on changes to immigration enforcement.

President Trump is dismantling the global system the U.S. built in the 20th century. Foreign policy experts say he wants a world that looks more like the 19th century.

U.S. freestyle skiers clinch an eleventh gold medal for Team USA in mixed team aerials,surpassing the U.S.'s all-time record for gold medals in a Winter Olympics.