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Jordanians march in the capital, Amman, on Feb. 6. Many Jordanians had expressed skepticism, if not outright opposition to the country's military role in the coalition against the Islamic State. But as this march showed, support swelled after a Jordanian pilot was captured and killed by ISIS.

Jordan's Army Preps For A Bigger Role Against ISIS

After a pilot was burned alive by the Islamic State, Jordanians have become much more supportive of its role in the war against the extremist group.

Gabriella Szucs of Hungary battles with Courtney Mathewson of the U.S. during the women's water polo semifinal match on Wednesday. The U.S. won, 14-10, to advance to the gold medal game against Italy on Friday.

U.S. Women Look To Defend Gold In Water Polo On Friday

The Olympics can be rough on parents who are watching their kids compete. Like the Fischers, whose daughters, 19 and 17, are part of the women's water polo team that's one game away from gold.

Theater Talk co-hosts back in Buffalo after San Francisco and Stratford

Anthony is back from the west coast having attended The American Theatre Critics Association annual conference where much of the cocktail conversation was…

Backing Musicians Do The Heavy Lifting On NBC's 'The Voice'

For our series, "Backstage Pass," NPR goes behind the scenes of the hit TV show, The Voice, where we meet the house band and veteran musicians who learn and perform new songs daily.

Theater Talk: 'WIVES' continues at SIDP, Chautauqua opens NOISES OFF

THE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR is presented with whimsy and panache by an all-woman cast at Shakespeare in Delaware Park and is an opportunity to see some…

Life expectancy in the U.S. has fallen for the second straight year, in part because of the surge of overdoses on opioids, such as oxycodone.

Life Expectancy Drops Again As Opioid Deaths Surge In U.S.

The opioid epidemic caused U.S. life expectancy to fall for the second year in a row, marking the first time that has happened since the early 1960s. Death rates also continued to rise.

Drivers distracted by their devices are a well-documented, rising cause of traffic crashes, but there are a growing number of pedestrians, too, who can become oblivious to traffic around them.

Distraction, On Street And Sidewalk, Helps Cause Record Pedestrian Deaths

The number of pedestrians killed in traffic jumped 11 percent in 2016, the highest year-over-year increase — in terms of percentage and total number of fatalities — since data has been collected.

Venus Williams Knocked Out Of U.S. Open After Losing To Karolina Pliskova

NPR's Audie Cornish talks to Jon Wertheim of Sports Illustrated about the U.S. Open. Williams was ousted Monday after losing a close match, and Rafael Nadal was knocked off Sunday in a big upset.

A Costa Rican Red Cross member distributes food to migrants in an encampment of Africans in Penas Blancas, Guanacaste, Costa Rica, on July 19. In a makeshift camp hundreds of tents shelter Haitians, Congolese, Senegalese and Ghanaian migrants waiting to continue their journey to the United States.

Costa Rica Becomes A Magnet For Migrants

Peaceful and relatively prosperous, Costa Rica hasn't traditionally been a crossroads for migrants. But they have been descending on the country in growing numbers, straining resources.

Artist Robert Indiana Dies At 89: The Story Behind 'LOVE'

Fifty years ago, his LOVE painting made Robert Indiana a worldwide sensation. But for the artist, the work also had an intensely personal meaning.

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