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Jimmy Carter faced many challenges during his four years as president: Soaring energy prices, high inflation and foreign unrest -- including the Iran hostage crisis.

From pledges to hire refugees to fundraisers for the ACLU, food businesses large and small are getting vocal about their support for immigrants in the wake of President Trump's new policies.

New census results show growing numbers of people in the U.S. identify with more than one race. As the country becomes more multiracial, the Census Bureau is rethinking how it explains diversity.

Russia lost a key ally when the Syrian President was ousted by Islamist rebels last month. NPR visited a Russian air base in western Syria to examine how Moscow will fare under Syria's new rulers.

President Trump criticized many of America's NATO allies for not spending enough on defense, but during recent exercises in Norway the U.S. military seemed much more enthusiastic about the alliance.

Health-care facilities have been under attack by both sides in Sudan's year-long civil war. Aid groups are trying to shore up care with mobile clinics but fear the need is too great.

Köhler, a onetime head of the International Monetary Fund who became a popular German president before resigning abruptly in a flap over comments about the country's military, has died at 81.

It's rare for researchers to share their data as they work, but scientists in Wisconsin are reporting on their Zika virus experiments in real time. They say it's critical for stopping the virus.

A Massachusetts federal judge questioned whether deportations of people to countries other than their own violated his prior court order.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio had some testy exchanges with Democratic senators, who questioned him on Trump administration policies ranging from diplomacy with Russia to aid cuts and refugees.