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A year into Russia's war in Ukraine, UN ambassador says diplomacy is still an option

What more can the United Nations do, as Russia's war in Ukraine enters its second year? NPR's Michel Martin speaks to Linda Thomas-Greenfield, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations.

The New York Times' coverage of transgender people sparks newsroom divide

A union that represents many of The New York Times' journalists sided with writers who signed a petition critical of the paper's coverage of trans people. That sparked a backlash in the newsroom.

Dropping water levels in the Zaporizhzhia region of Ukraine have exposed fishing nets and roots of aquatic plants along the shoreline of the Dnipro river.

Russia is draining a massive Ukrainian reservoir, endangering a nuclear plant

Satellite data show water levels plummeting at the Kakhovka Reservoir. The reservoir supplies drinking water, irrigates vast tracts of farmland, and cools Europe's largest nuclear plant.

The Best Practices On Bailouts, As Congress Debates Coronavirus Stimulus

Congress is working on a coronavirus stimulus package of over $1 trillion. Karen Dynan, former chief economist for the Department of the Treasury, talks with NPR's Ailsa Chang on how to get it right.

Sohla El-Waylly Says There's Still Work To Be Done A Year After Leaving 'Bon Appétit'

Sohla El-Waylly gained attention for appearing in Bon Appétit's popular "Test Kitchen" videos, then gained more attention for accusing Bon Appétit of unequal pay practices and racial discrimination.

Quantum computing could lead to advances — but also national security threats

Cybersecurity experts recently gathered in New York to talk about how to defend against a technology that doesn't yet exist. Quantum computing would usher in advances — and national security threats.

Looking back at a decade of GOP hard-liners in Congress

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Paul Kane of The Washington Post about the recent history of the influence of hard-line Republicans in the House of Representatives.

The U.S. government classifies some 50 million documents every year, but doesn't declassify documents at nearly that rate.

The U.S. has an overclassification problem, says one former special counsel

The discovery of classified documents at President Biden's home and former office has put new scrutiny on how the government classifies documents.

In this photo released by the Dnipro Regional Administration, smoke rises after a Russian rocket hit a multistory building leaving many people under debris in Dnipro, Ukraine, on Saturday.

The U.K. pledges tanks to Ukraine as Russian missiles target multiple cities

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak also promised to provide artillery systems to Ukraine, amid renewed missile attacks by Moscow targeting Kyiv and a number of other Ukrainian cities.

How red Belarusian tractors became ubiquitous in the fields of Pakistan

Pakistan has a love affair with cheerful red Belarusian tractors, adorned with images of birds and flowers. It's an unlikely link from South Asia to a region mired in crisis.

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