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German Chancellor Angela Merkel had been hoping for a smooth transfer of power when she steps down next year. But now her chosen successor says she doesn't want the country's top job.

President Trump is increasingly turning away immigrants fleeing violence in their home countries. Now his administration is making it harder for victims of torture to get protection in the U.S.

Drug addiction is a major problem in New Hampshire. For many of those affected, the issue shapes their views of the presidential elections.

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to NPR's Asma Khalid and Faiz Shakir, who manages Sen. Bernie Sanders Democratic presidential campaign, about the primary — where voting in some areas began at midnight.

William Hoagland, who for years helped shape GOP budget policy, says the public just doesn't see rising deficits as a major issue at a time when the economy is doing well.

Sudan has agreed to hand over former President Omar al-Bashir to the International Criminal Court at The Hague to face genocide and war crimes charges stemming from the war in Darfur.

NPR's David Greene talks to Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, a Democrat and a Klobuchar supporter, about Sen. Amy Klobuchar's strong showing behind Sen. Bernie Sanders and former Mayor Pete Buttigieg.

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Democratic Rep. Anthony Brown of Maryland about the strategy for the Pete Buttigieg campaign to gain traction with black voters heading into the South Carolina primary.

The latest batch of new emojis is coming soon and it contains some wins for science-lovers. But scientists have mixed feelings about some of the new images from nature.

In 2016, Jackson Browne went to Haiti to donate recording equipment to a local music studio. The songs recorded there since became a new album: Let The Rhythm Lead: Haiti Song Summit, Vol. 1.