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The President of Afghanistan has proclaimed Tuesday a national day of mourning after a horrific attack over the weekend on a girls' school in Kabul in which dozens were killed.

The insects' appearances stretch back 4,000 years, to a time when ancient settlers carved cicadas from jade and put them on tongues of the dead before burial, evoking transcendence and eternal life.

House Republicans are expected to vote Liz Cheney out from her ranking as number three because she continues to criticize former President Trump and call out his misinformation on the 2020 election.

In an address from the White House Tuesday, President Biden contrasted his administration's plans to tackle rising costs with what he called Republicans' "ultra-MAGA" plan.

A petroleum pipeline stretching from Texas to New York remains shut due to a ransomware attack. President Biden is calling for new infrastructure, yet the attack shows the threat to existing systems.

While much of the U.S. celebrates declining COVID-19 case numbers and hospitalizations, the opposite is true in Washington state, where the governor is extending mandates and restrictions.

President Biden downplayed complaints that unemployment benefits are discouraging people from looking for work, but stressed that those who turn down suitable job offers may be at risk of losing aid.

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with New Orleans multi-hyphenate Dawn Richard about her long journey from budding pop star to indie auteur, as well as her latest album Second Line.

Academy Award-winning actress Anne Bancroft died on Monday at the age of 73. Bancroft won the Oscar for her role in The Miracle Worker, but she may be best known now for her role as Mrs. Robinson in The Graduate.

The Cleveland Clinic has gotten approval from an independent review panel to proceed with what would be the first face transplant. But experience from other transplants suggests that there could be major psychological and ethical problems.