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With the global pandemic still in the spotlight, more than 200 leading health journals say climate change is an even more urgent threat.

A demonstration is planned in support of defendants charged after a pro-Trump mob stormed the Capitol. The FBI says there's no specific threat, but security officials say they're ready no matter what.

Heidi Brown's Army uniform is decorated with one small star, which marks her as a brigadier general. But at this point in her career, "gender now shuts the door for me," she says.

For the first time ever, viewers in the U.S. can vote for their favorite act in the lavish international spectacle that is the Eurovision Song Contest. Our critic shares his top 10 songs.

A group of women voters in Missouri say stem cell research, Iraq, national security and civil liberties are the most important issues to them. The state's hotly contested U.S. Senate race could help tip the power of balance in Washington.

Scott Simon speaks with independent journalist Marcy Wheeler, who covers national security, about the latest developments in the Jan. 6 insurrection trial.

Shows like Good Morning America and the Today show can have a big impact on a broadcast network's image and bottom line. NPR's David Greene speaks with media reporter Brian Stelter about Top of the Morning, his new book about the high-stakes world of morning TV.

It was an unusually strong year for great unknown artists. While bigger, more established bands continued to attract the most attention, smaller, lesser-known acts made the most memorable music of 2008. All of the great unknown artists featured here made music that was inspired, original and heartfelt.

Environmental scientist Dave Glista helped count and collect specimens for a recent Purdue University study that determined which animals were killed most often on one 11-mile stretch of American highway.

In Baghdad, a senior police commander and four officers are arrested in connection with Tuesday morning's kidnappings at the Higher Education Ministry building. Most of the hostages seized have reportedly been released. Officials say both Shiites and Sunnis were among those seized, but some witnesses say only Shiites were targeted.