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Australia has added 750 new species of plants, animals, fungi and other organisms to its official list of species living on the continent.

Each year, NPR TV critic Eric Deggans throws out the Emmys rulebook and chooses his own awards for the best shows on television. Here are this year's Deggys.

With the presidential debate between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris over, the sprint is on to campaign for votes -- especially in swing states. We examine each campaign’s post-debate strategies.

The United States supports creating two new permanent U.N. Security Council seats for African states, and one seat to be rotated among small island developing states

In Philadelphia, drumlines can be found at cookouts and block parties. Tony Royster has led his own for over a decade, and shares his love of playing drums on the city's streets.

President Biden hosts the new British prime minister at the White House. They’ll discuss whether to let Ukraine launch western weapons into Russia. If they do, Russia says it will respond accordingly.

Crime is a perennial issue in presidential campaigns, but experts say public perceptions of safety and justice are much different today than 30 years ago.

Jifeng Bookstore in Shanghai used to be a gathering place for academics and students, but it closed in 2018 after the Chinese government declined to renew the lease on the building.

NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with actor Ian McKellen about his starring role as a powerful London theater critic who savages "bad performance" in Anand Tucker's new film The Critic.

Some chefs are making the switch to electric stoves, and they are finding surprising benefits beyond just improving their climate impact.