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As recovery from the Indonesian earthquake and tsunami stretches into a second week, more supplies are making their way to the disaster zone. But that doesn't mean the aid is reaching areas most in need.

As the Senate vote nears on whether to confirm Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court, some Alaskans are making the long flight to Washington, D.C., to lobby undecided Sen. Lisa Murkowski to vote no.

The U.N.'s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change released a new report. Noel King talks to Kristie Ebi, a co-author of the report, about what it says about the consequences of climate change.

Columbus had not previously observed Veterans Day as a city holiday. But putting its namesake's holiday on the back burner, it can change that.

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with typography lecturer Stephen Banham of RMIT University about a new font he helped develop to assist people in remembering what they've read.

The Senate made it official Saturday, confirming Brett Kavanaugh to the U.S. Supreme Court. The bitter confirmation fight will likely linger over Congress and American politics for years.

One of Pakistan's most prominent journalists, Cyril Almeida, attended a court hearing before the High Court in Lahore for a case surrounding accusations of treason and sedition.

As the Catholic Church deals with new sex-abuse revelations, the pope opened a three-week gathering of bishops in Rome Saturday on how to make the Church relevant for young people.

The United Nations' scientific panel released a report that paints a dire picture of the world in 2040. NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with one of the co-authors, Professor William Solecki.

Astrophysicist Adam Frank says you don't have to look to the stars to be impressed with the cosmic matter that binds us together. Pick up some dirt!