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Demonstrators wave green headscarf outside the Argentine Congress in Buenos Aires, in December 2020, where legislators started to debate a bill to legalize abortion.

What the U.S. can learn from abortion rights wins in Latin America

In the last two years, Mexico, Argentina and Colombia have decriminalized or fully legalized abortion. Here's what Latin America's green wave can teach the movement in the U.S.

Cows stand in a feed barn at Hallstead Farms in Lexington, Ky., in February. Although the U.S. cattle herd size has shrunk in recent decades, U.S. beef production has remained strong, partly because cattle now weigh hundreds of pounds more than they did in the 1950s.

Why the U.S. cattle herd is at a 75-year low — and what it means for beef prices

The overall number of U.S. beef and dairy cattle has shrunk to its lowest level since 1951. Drought, rising operating costs and increased consolidation are among the causes.

The D.C.-area crash recalls some of the deadliest aircraft disasters in U.S. history

Responders are working to recover the victims of Wednesday night's midair collision over Washington, D.C. It could be the deadliest crash to occur in U.S. airspace in at least 15 years.

U.S. troops deploy for Europe from Pope Army Airfield at Fort Bragg, N.C., on Feb. 3.

Explaining the U.S. military presence in Europe as 2,000 more troops deploy

The number of U.S. troops in Europe has shrunk dramatically since the end of the Cold War — but tensions with Russia since 2014 have prompted U.S. leaders to beef up numbers and move troops eastward.

A large screen displays guidance about COVID-19 at a sparsely populated Times Square in New York City on Friday. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has ordered all nonessential businesses to close by Sunday.

Coronavirus Deaths Spike Abroad As New York City Becomes U.S. Virus Epicenter

The global death toll from COVID-19 surpassed 12,000 on Saturday as New York City reported thousands of new cases over the past week. Cases in that city now make up about a third of all U.S. cases.

Cleveland Browns Invade Ohio Stadium

The Cleveland Browns are preparing for the 2015 season with a scrimmage in Ohio Stadium. We'll also talk about the 2016 U.S. Senior Open and some changes…

U.N. Human Rights Office Says It's Concerned About Treatment Of Migrants In The U.S.

NPR's Audie Cornish talks with Georgette Gagnon, from the U.N. Human Rights Office about the High Commissioner's statement that migrant detention centers in the U.S. may violate international law.

People wait in line at a COVID-19 testing site in Times Square, New York, Monday, Dec. 13, 2021.

COVID is again raging across the U.S. just as Americans gather for the holidays

Sporting events and live theater announced cancellations amid major increases in new coronavirus cases, in large part because of the omicron variant.

A new study from the<em> New England Journal of Medicine</em> finds that motor vehicle crashes were one of the leading causes of death among children and adolescents in the U.S. in 2016.

Study: Kids More Likely To Die From Cars And Guns In U.S. Than Elsewhere

A New England Journal of Medicine study looks at death rates for children in the U.S. and compares them to rates from countries around the world.

Republicans are vowing that the U.S. Supreme Court will have just eight members until a new president gets his pick in 2017.

The U.S. Supreme Court Hears Arguments That Could Curtail Public-Employee Unions

The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments this morning in a case that pits an Illinois social worker against a public employee union. Its outcome could...

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