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Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe left Tokyo Thursday for New York, for talks with Donald Trump. He is the first foreign leader to meet with the president-elect, whose campaign pledges have prompted concerns over U.S. foreign policy.

Trump In Contact With Foreign Leaders, But State Department Phones Quiet

Trump's first meeting with a foreign leader, Japan's Shinzo Abe, comes during a week when he's been taking calls from leaders around the world — but hasn't asked for input from the State Department.

A sign sits on a sidewalk outside the Interfaith Food Pantry at Emmanuel Baptist Church in February in Albany, N.Y. Congress may be under more pressure than usual to cut safety net spending — health care, housing assistance, welfare and food aid — to help pay for Trump's tax cut plans.

Anti-Poverty Advocates Brace For How Trump Will Fill In Policy Blanks

Many who work with the nation's poor worry that poverty will be forgotten under a Trump administration and Republican-controlled Congress.

Striking McDonald's restaurant employees lock arms during nationwide "Fight for $15 Day of Disruption" protests.

Wages Are Increasing, But What's Behind It?

It has taken years since the Great Recession, but wages are showing signs of climbing — though not very quickly. Economists say there are reasons to believe wage growth could continue into 2017.

Vera Rubin works at the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Ariz., in 1965.

Vera Rubin, Who Confirmed Existence Of Dark Matter, Dies At 88

The astrophysicist's groundbreaking research on spiral galaxies provided evidence of invisible dark matter. She was a pioneer in an era when women were excluded from many astronomy programs.

The Indians signed Encarnacion for $60 million over three years

The View From Pluto: How The Indians Landed The Star In Their 'Blue Sky'

The Indians’ World Series run helped them land one of the biggest hitters in the game. But signing Edwin Encarnacion still took a bit of strategy and...

LeBron James keeps the media guessing with a series of cryptic tweets

The View From Pluto: 3 Things The Cavs Must Do To Shake Off The January Blues

The defending NBA champion Cavs are in a mid-season slump and star LeBron James is losing patience. James publicly criticized the front office Monday,...

A Palestinian boy pulls a water-filled jerrycan during a heatwave at al-Shati refugee camp in Gaza City earlier this month.

U.N. Says Gaza Is 'De-Developing' Even Faster Than Expected

In 2012, it estimated that the Gaza Strip would be unlivable by 2020. "Gaza's 2 million people are seeing faster and faster decline in their living conditions," says the U.N.'s Gaza Coordinator.

When reporting from Moscow, NPR's Mary Louise Kelly was typing when the cursor began to jump around on its own.

Reporting From Moscow: Is That A Russian Ghost In My Machine?

On assignment in Russia last week, NPR's Mary Louise Kelly wondered if she was being watched. As she was typing, her cursor moved on its own. And why was she referred to a man in a blacked-out Volga?

For Kareem Jones' Family, Police Videos Only Raise More Questions

"Oh my God!" "Why why why why why?" "Keep them back." "Get back, get back, get back."That's how the audio starts, after two Columbus Police officers shot…

An African giant pouched rat sniffs for traces of land mine explosives at a training facility run by APOPO, a nonprofit that trains the rats to detect both tuberculosis and land mines. Not only does it have an excellent nose, but it can jump 5 feet in the air.

In March Mammal Madness, Our Money's On The Giant Pouched Rat

Because what mammal can take down a rodent that sniffs out land mines as well as TB — and jumps 5 feet in the air? Surely not tonight's competitor, the maned wolf.

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