Recent years have seen an upswing in people playing tennis (or at least dressing like it). But it’s not just a phase. The sport — at least some version of it — has been around since medieval times. (Image credit: Paul Thompson)
Far-Flung Postcards is a weekly series in which NPR’s international team shares moments from their lives and work around the world.
Europe recently downgraded the protected status of wolves, sparking concern among conservationists who warn this may undo decades of progress and lead to the species becoming threatened again. (Image credit: Paolo Picciotto)
President Trump’s signature second-term legislative agenda is hitting the courts. His “big, beautiful bill” is a boon for Second Amendment groups that say it aids their quest to strike down a 91-year-old gun law requiring many Americans to register their firearms. Meanwhile, a judge already intervened to block one provision of the massive package, protecting Planned…
The Kremlin has persisted in its war of aggression for both ideological and practical reasons.
I am suing to have a plaque installed because my colleagues deserve it.
Russia intensified its bombardment of Ukraine overnight with a record drone attack targeting 10 regions, less than 24 hours after President Trump aired his frustrations with Russian President Vladimir Putin for making little progress toward peace in the more than three-year war. The Russian military fired 728 drones, including more than 300 Shahed drones, along…
The verdict marks a chance to reexamine a clinical dogma that had overtaken our field.
President Trump on Wednesday will host leaders from several African nations, looking to shore up relationships as the State Department has scaled back its presence on the continent. West African leaders will join Trump for a White House lunch to discuss areas of economic cooperation, security and democracy, according to the Liberian Embassy. Liberia, Senegal,…
If history is a good predictor, the tariffs will be an economic disaster.
