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The alleged assassination attempt of a Sikh activist in the U.S. is part of a broader trend around the world in which foreign governments seek to silence critics overseas.(Image credit: Jeenah Moon for NPR)

The Gaza Health Ministry’s emergency service said that 11 women and 2 children were among those killed in the strikes late Saturday on several homes and buildings in the northern town of Beit Lahiya.(Image credit: Hussein Malla)

12 million displaced. As many as 150,000 dead. Half the country facing starvation. The simple truth? War is tearing apart Sudan. NPR's West Africa correspondent Emmanuel Akinwotu recently reported near the heart of that fighting. Along the way, he met a young man who, with his family, survived for months on flour and water while hiding under a bed. He found doctors caring for the sick and dying even as […]

Italy has opened a detention center for migrants in Albania to discourage others from crossing the Mediterranean Sea.

Privatized U.K. water utilities have failed to upgrade Victorian plumbing, and 75% of U.K. rivers now contain unsafe levels of raw sewage. A group of athlete-activists are lobbying for change.

Despite their inauspicious first meet-up, drummer says he "had nothing but respect for Dave." Continue reading…

The Grammy Award-winning rapper, whose real name is Durk Banks, was arrested in Florida on federal charges that he paid for the attempted 2022 revenge killing of rapper Quando Rondo at a gas station.(Image credit: Richard Shotwell)

Members of the Grateful Dead, Phish and more paid tribute. Continue reading…

Bassist reveals the riff that encapsulates his approach to playing – and it’s not from a Motley Crue song. Continue reading…

Joe Walsh admits disappointment over Nov. 11 call-off due to reasons beyond control. Continue reading…