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The U.S. and EU are planning more sanctions on Russia, aimed at crippling its economy by targeting banks, oil and gas sectors. But it's uncertain the new sanctions will affect Russia President Putin.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly checks back in with Ukrainian activist and former member of parliament, Hanna Hopko, about how she and her family are faring through a Russian invasion.

A college student in Ukraine's Kherson region is worried after seeing that Russia had taken several towns in the area.

Voters in Texas are facing new obstacles as they try to vote absentee in the state's primary election after Texas joined more than a dozen other states in enacting voting restrictions last year.

From central Ukraine, we cover the progress of Russia's invasion and its effect on Ukrainians.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with Sen. Mark Warner, chairman of the intelligence committee, about the latest on the Russian invasion of Ukraine, and how the U.S. plans to respond.

Mitski claims new ground on her sixth album, spreading herself across different kinds of pop music with each new song. The result is more varied than anything she's created thus far.

Environmental writer Oliver Milman says habitat loss, pesticides and climate change are killing off insects worldwide, which, in turn, threatens humans. His new book is The Insect Crisis.

Muslims of the Heartland: How Syrian Immigrants Made a Home in the American Midwest explores the strong and far-reaching community of Syrian Muslims who immigrated to the country in the early 20th century.

Across the country, data shows Black infants die far more frequently than white babies. In Michigan, Black midwives and doulas are on the front lines, working to save those lives.