In a year where there was a plethora of bad news around the world — climate, conflict and more — there were moments of joy in ...

In a year where there was a plethora of bad news around the world — climate, conflict and more — there were moments of joy in ...

Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev said Sunday that the Azerbaijani airliner that crashed last week was shot down by Russia, ...

A plane carrying 181 people crashed during landing and caught fire in Muan, South Korea, killing most of its passengers. It had issued a Mayday prior to the crash.

An Israeli music critic and a Palestinian musician share some songs — in Hebrew and Arabic — released in this year of war.

An emerging film festival in Lagos, Nigeria is trying to change the stories mainstream Nigerian films tell.

Emotional scars are fresh in Western North Carolina after Hurricane Helene. Physical rebuilding is beginning, and so is investment in the emotional health of people in the area.

Two veterans who had repeated exposure to blasts developed the same rare brain malformation. (This story first aired on All Things Considered on December 27, 2024.) ...

As Russia's army advances on coal mines powering Ukraine and its steel industry, women in a small coal town adjust to new roles as miners. They've replaced men who're now fighting on the frontlines.

Housing has become one of the country's thorniest issues. We take a look back at the year, and at what 2025 may bring.

A new Congress starts this week, with questions about whether House Speaker Mike Johnson can stay in his job and if GOP in-fighting will be an obstacle as the new Trump administration kicks off.

HIV/AIDS cases and deaths have gone up dramatically in the Philippines in the last decade, even though there are drugs to both prevent transmission and to treat the disease.