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Singer, rapper and dancer Lizzo has been playing the flute since she was in junior high. The diverse set of songs on her new album showcase an immensely ambitious — and talented — artist.

A new film focuses on Nasrin Sotoudeh, a leading human rights lawyer whose health is declining in prison. "She is the closest thing that Iran has to Nelson Mandela," says analyst Karim Sadjadpour.

One bar in Mexico decided to start a website recreating some of those sounds at your favorite bar for those confined at home. It was an idea that took off around the world.

When Hilda Flavia Nakabuye was a girl, a severe storm flooded her family's farm. Now she realizes that climate change was a factor — and she's become an advocate for change.

President Biden held a virtual summit with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping to go over some of the thorniest issues between the two countries. They gave no hint of Trump-era tariffs being dropped.

It's been a complicated year on the international stage for the Biden administration. The U.S. has repaired relations with long-standing allies but face challenges from Iran to Russia to China.

The grass pea is one: a hardy crop that can thrive in a drought. An agriculturist is spearheading an effort to diversify what farmers grow as climate change threatens staples like corn and wheat.

Voters across the country cast ballots in congressional races. Republican incumbents survived strong challenges, among them Senator Pat Toomey of Pennsylvania.

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with UNICEF executive director Catherine Russell about her visit to Sudan and what she saw about the toll the country's civil war has had on children.

NPR's Noel King talks to former Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson about the security failures that led to pro-Trump extremists breaching the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday.