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The Paris climate talks are said to be the best chance in 20 years to reach a global treaty. But India argues little will change unless fossil-fuel-reliant rich countries change their habits.

A surge in the number of reported cases of COVID-19 in the United Kingdom has led to new constraints. Among other rules, more than six people will be forbidden to gather — indoors or out.

U.S. employers added 638,000 jobs last month as the unemployment rate dropped to 6.9%. The U.S. has regained about half the jobs lost in March and April, but a pandemic surge may cloud the recovery.

More than 100 countries ban such weapons because unexploded bomblets can be picked up by civilians, causing injury or death. An announcement is expected Friday.

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Susan Glasser, chief international affairs columnist for Politico, about President Trump's first speech before the United Nations National Assembly.

After last week's terrorist attacks in Paris, governors across the U.S. say they won't take Syrian refugees — citing the risk that terrorists could use the program to slip into the country.

With its deadline to sell or be banned in the U.S. fast approaching, Chinese tech giant ByteDance said it will not sell TikTok to either Microsoft or Oracle. That's according to China state TV.

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Dr. Nancy Messonnier, director of the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, about confronting the U.S. coronavirus outbreak.

The United States is one of three countries that do not offer some form of parental leave to new parents. Companies and local governments have stepped up…

11 a.m. Although women are slowly gaining political representation, they only make up about 19% of Congress. Today, only 104 women serve in the House and…