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The U.S. economy started 2019 with a bang, growing at a better-than-expected rate of 3.2% in the first three months of the year.

Princeton Profs. Anne Case and Angus Deaton make the case that something has gone grievously wrong, starting with the shift to declining life expectancy numbers around the year 2000.

The phenomenon happens every year – but the 2020 version is especially large and imposing, experts say.

The outgoing U.N. monitor for human rights says Myanmar's military has attacked civilians in Rakhine and Chin states, including children. Myanmar is also accused of genocide against Rohingya Muslims.

More labs will soon have the ability to test sick people for the novel coronavirus, and experts say they'll finally have more of a sense of how it's spreading through communities in the U.S.

Active duty troops have begun moving to bases in the southwest, preparing for deployment along the U.S.-Mexico border.

In a fiery speech at the United Nations General Assembly, the Israeli prime minister said his country would is "winning" and would attack Iran and its proxies anywhere in the Middle East.

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is convening a second meeting of global leaders Saturday to discuss the developments regarding the war in Ukraine.

The U.S. has been pushing China to lower its high 25 percent tariff on imported cars, but most countries zealously protect their domestic auto markets — including the United States itself.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Ariane Tabatabai, an Iran expert at the Rand Corporation, about how this week's events have affected the relationship between the United States and Iran.