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Poet Mary Norbert Korte left her life as a nun in the 1960s to pursue dual passions for beat poetry and the preservation of California's redwood forests. She died in November at age 88.

Tychkivska is the executive director for The Aspen Institute Kyiv. She’s a civic activist from Ukraine but was displaced after the Russian invasion.

He is remembered as a staunch conservative who opposed modernizing reforms and as the first pope to step down since the 15th century.

GOP Rep. Matt Gaetz made history by engineering House Speaker Kevin McCarthy's ouster. The gash across Ukraine's farmland can be seen from space. Guatemala enters a fifth day of a national strike.

NPR's Scott Simon talks with actress Hong Chau. She was nominated for an Oscar this year, and stars in the new movie about struggling artists - "Showing Up."

NPR's Juana Summers talks with Kathy Baughman McLeod of the Arsht-Rock Resilience Center about why heat waves don't have the same legitimacy or federal funding as other extreme weather events.

New federal forecasts show the nation's two largest reservoirs on the river are expected to continue their rapid decline — putting the water supply for 40 million people in the southwest in jeopardy.

As the Republican field grows and continues to take shape, Iowa is still the first state for candidates to face the scrutiny of voters, so they are all testing the waters in the Hawkeye State.

Last week a boat full of migrants seeking a better life in Europe sank in Greek waters. With hundreds missing and dozens confirmed dead, Greek and European authorities are facing criticism.

Two more hostages that were held in Gaza have been freed. House Republicans will try again Tuesday to elect their nominee for speaker. A steep sell-off is underway in the bond market.

Shock G, the frontman for the hip-hop group Digital Underground, died yesterday at 57. He was best known for the song "The Humpty Dance," and helped launch the career of Tupac Shakur.

Nancy and Ronald Reagan's legacy on HIV/AIDS and the stamp's unveiling during Pride month have led members of the LGBTQ+ community to criticize the Biden administration and the Postal Service.