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Comedian Drew Michael's new HBO special is missing something glaring: an audience. NPR's Audie Cornish talks with Michael and director Jerrod Carmichael about pushing the boundaries of stand-up comedy.

The Smith family foundation aims to build a chicken business in Africa, but the extensive project is costly and difficult, and Rwanda cannot yet support a modern poultry industry without aid money.

Rights groups estimate as many as 1 million Uighurs are detained in Chinese camps, with the aim of stripping away their ethnic identity, suppressing their Muslim faith and ensuring loyalty to China.

Reporter Joan Biskupic portrays the chief justice as a dedicated conservative who now "has the court he's always wanted" — and she says the law "will likely be what he says it is."

Past administrations have had favored press members, says New Yorkerreporter Jane Mayer, "but nothing where someone is so close in that they are coordinating on a daily basis with the president."

Officials say he is Dimitrios Pagourtzis. He's charged with capital murder and is being held without bond. The governor says the suspect surrendered rather than carry out a plan to kill himself.

When is it okay for NPR to use the word "queer"?

MSNBC’s Katy Tur blasts lack of federal paid family leave upon her return to work. She’s with us.

From double-masking to getting a tighter seal, these suggestions and simple at-home hacks can make your mask a better barrier against the surging delta variant.

Recent research and anecdotes suggest some people are testing negative on rapid tests even after they have symptoms, then later testing positive. Here's what researchers think is going on.