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Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry emphasizes the importance of stem cell research, a subject of disagreement between Kerry and President Bush. Speaking in Portsmouth, N.H., Kerry questioned the president's decision-making style and the influence of GOP extremists. NPR's Scott Horsley reports.

In this week's episode of Snollygoster, Ohio's politics podcast from WOSU, hosts Mike Thompson and Steve Brown discuss what this past week's election…

The violence in the Kasai region erupted last August when the military killed a local chief. The Catholic Church reported the death toll, and the U.N. says the situation there has grown more complex.

U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Samantha Power says "Aleppo will join the ranks of those events in world history that define modern evil." Russia accuses the U.S. of spreading "fake news."

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, angry over the Trump administration's recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital, wants other countries to lead peace efforts now. He is making his case to the U.N. Security Council.

Tens of thousands of people flew to Paris for the U.N. climate summit. Flying emits a lot of carbon. How to deal with the contradiction? NPR's Ari Shapiro finds one answer. It cost a dollar.

The U.N. is planning to send its first spacecraft into orbit, packed with scientific experiments from countries that can't afford their own space programs.

"Our death rate is rising alarmingly," a U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees spokesperson says. Aid agencies continue rescue efforts off the shore of Libya, hoping to save anyone else who survived.

The FBI is investigating the actions of attorney Roy Den Hollander, who has since died, in connection with the shootings of federal judge Esther Salas' son and husband in North Brunswick, N.J.

The milestone comes after the U.N. and Turkey signed agreements with Russia and Ukraine to resume exports. The U.N. had pushed for a deal to address a growing global food shortage.