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Dolly Parton, one of the most beloved entertainers in popular culture, has died. A country music singer, songwriter, actor and philanthropist, Parton's albums sold more than 100 million copies.

Two researchers — one in Massachusetts and one in Shanghai — hoped for the same breakthrough: a gene therapy for deaf children. New Chinese investment in science propelled the one who got there first.

President Trump hit familiar notes on immigration and culture in his speech Tuesday night, but he largely underplayed the economic problems that voters say they are most concerned about.

False claims about the hurricane and the government's response got millions of views on social media. Emergency management researchers say it makes it harder for useful information to surface.

Israel's airstrikes in Lebanon have forced more and more people from their homes. The U.S. State Department is urging American citizens in Lebanon to leave the country all together.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice about the relevance of the United Nations in 2026.

NPR's Juana Summers talks with Avi Asher-Schapiro of ProPublica about the connections between a defense contractor and Sen. Susan Collins of Maine, and how the FBI was, at one time, looking into it.

In a fiery speech at Tiananmen Square, Communist Party Chairman Xi Jinping vowed to keep an iron grip on Hong Kong and to conquer Tiawan, and warned foreign forces against trying to bully China.

A proposed first-of-its kind tax would target California's nearly 250 billionaires in an effort to fund health care. If voters pass it, will the state's economy suffer?

NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Washington Post columnist Karen Attiah, whose job has been reinstated nearly a year after she was fired over her comments about the killing of Charlie Kirk.