MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday made his first visit to the Kuril Islands, a Moscow-controlled Pacific archipelago that also is claimed by Japan, which voiced a diplomatic ...

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Nicholas Carpenter of Medium Build says if you slow down his songs, they're essentially "just three-chord bummer country tunes." He's definitely selling his songs short; Carpenter has spent the past ...

KYIV, Ukraine — The Black Sea peninsula of Crimea is normally packed in the summer with families enjoying beach vacations. But not this year, as Ukraine's relentless drone strikes make life ...

The popular gaming video platform Twitch is facing backlash from its global user base for a plan to use creators' video and audio content to train parent company Amazon's AI models. Twitch announced ...

The U.S. Ambassador to Israel says a group of Israeli settlers has carried out a "horrific act of terror" against Palestinians. The U.S. has asked Israel to remove the settlers besieging Palestinian ...

The aircraft carrier has spent more than 200 straight days at sea during its extended deployment in the Middle East.

The Los Angeles Lakers are changing hands again. Venture capitalist Joshua Kushner and former Disney CEO Bob Iger confirm they are buying the team. The Associated Press, citing anonymous sources, ...

Harry Styles just finished a 5-night run in Mexico City. You know who else had a 5-night run in Mexico City? Michael Jackson ...

It's a twice-a-year injection that is remarkably effective in preventing an HIV infection. Distribution is starting. But questions are being raised about getting it to the areas that need it most.

Suleika Jaouad has written extensively about what it means to live in the in-between — the space between sick and healthy. She’s dealt on and off with cancer since her early 20s. Her latest book, "The ...

NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Democratic political advisor, Faiz Shakir, about the party's political platform after the wins of this week's primaries.