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In a fiery speech at Tiananmen Square, Communist Party Chairman Xi Jinping vowed to keep an iron grip on Hong Kong and to conquer Tiawan, and warned foreign forces against trying to bully China.

NPR's Danielle Kurtzleben speaks with Scott Stephens, professor of wildfire science, about the ongoing threat of wildfires as much of the western U.S. continues facing extreme heat.

When a U.S. beach volleyball player tested positive for coronavirus, his teammate needed to find another partner before their first Olympic match. So far, it's working.

In Ohio's 11th Congressional District, the two main candidates are Nina Turner and Shontel Brown. It's a local race, but it can also be seen as a microcosm of the national Democratic Party.

NPR correspondent Pam Fessler, author of Carville's Cure: Leprosy, Stigma, and the Fight for Justice, talks about her research into this once feared disease — and its connection to COVID-19.

Local data reveal a deeper picture of where the current hot spots are in the United States — and where new ones could surface.

The method, in which voters are asked to rank candidates, has gained traction as a way to more accurately reflect the will of the majority. But detractors warn there are potential downsides, too.

What exactly would those sanctions look like? NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Daleep Singh, deputy national security adviser for international economics, about what the U.S. can do.

An underground world in the Ukraine capital is made up of Soviet-era bomb shelters, bunkers and basements. A potential Russian attack threatens to put the bygone shelter system to the test.

NPR's A Martinez talks to NPR White House correspondent Scott Detrow and Michelle Singletary, personal finance columnist for The Washington Post, about President Biden's State of the Union address.