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The Rye Riptides began as a science class project in New Hampshire. Some 462 days and 8,300 miles later, a sixth-grader retrieved it from an uninhabited Norwegian island, with its notes still intact.

Colleges are pulling students from study abroad programs in Russia, ending research partnerships and cutting investments as part of a global wave of condemnation over the invasion of Ukraine.

Stress, burnout, and uncertainty are all common experiences in the pandemic. But is it trauma? Experts are debating the term, but it's clear a mental health crisis is looming.

Officials gathered in Times Square for the removal of what they called New York City's last public pay phone, which is headed to a local museum. But a number of other pay phones are still standing.

Augustine Greenwood, 80, had just watched her youngest grandson graduate from high school when shots rang out outside Xavier University’s convocation center late Tuesday morning.

On the 50th anniversary of the first official women's race, reigning Olympic champion Peres Jepchirchir came out on top.

In Odesa, a port city in southern Ukraine, one jazz club has continued to host performances despite the Russian invasion, providing a haven for joy and creativity.

NPR's Scott Simon speaks to Pulitzer Prize-winning author Anne Applebaum about the state of democracy around the world.

Each week, the guests and hosts on NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour share what's bringing them joy. This week: Bob Odenkirk's memoir, the guy collecting every Gap store playlist ever made and more.

Russian President Vladimir Putin tried to claim victory in the strategic port of Mariupol on Thursday, even as he ordered his troops not to storm the last pocket of Ukrainian resistance.