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Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist calls for a vote on the nomination of John Bolton to become the U.S. ambassador to the U.N., but the issue may not reach the floor. The Republicans may not be able to get the 60 votes needed to cut off discussion of the nomination.

In a speech to the American Legion, Sen. John Kerry details what he calls the Bush administrations' many failures in Iraq. Kerry criticizes President Bush for not giving U.N. inspectors more time before the war and for failing to plan for the postwar period. NPR's Greg Allen reports.

Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry accuses President Bush of "colossal failures of judgment" in Iraq. Kerry's speech at New York University came one day before Bush's scheduled address to the U.N. General Assembly in New York. NPR's Mara Liasson reports.

President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration comes at a pivotal time in American history. Insulated from controversy, Trump will enter the White House more prepared than when he first won in 2016.

An NPR investigation found that people in the U.S. are dying from heat much more often than official counts show. We explore the reasons why — and how lives can be saved.

This weekend's British coronation will be about pomp, history and attempts to reflect diversity.

What makes an essential rock song? Music journalist Greil Marcus argues that it's not the stature of the performer, but the degree to which a song tells the story of rock 'n' roll itself.

Bunny Wailer, the legendary reggae artist who founded The Wailers alongside Bob Marley and Peter Tosh, died in Kingston, Jamaica, on March 2.

In the Syrian desert near Jordan's border, some 60,000 refugees live in dire conditions. A trip with the Jordanian military provided a glimpse of the Rukban camp. Few outsiders have seen it.

Protests against police violence and racial injustice have continued in Columbus and around the country since late May.Some demonstrators are calling for…