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Lai Ching-te of Taiwan's Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) is Taiwan's new president-elect, after a three-way election that will determine the self-ruled island's future stance towards China.

South Africa's ruling African National Congress faces its most competitive electoral challenge since the end of apartheid in 1994.

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with director Jonathan Glazer and star Sandra Hüller about "The Zone of Interest," a film based on a Nazi commander and his wife who lived at the Auschwitz concentration camp.

A new long COVID study finds evidence of widespread muscle problems, suggesting biological causes for extreme exhaustion after exercise. (This story first aired on Morning Edition on January 9, 2024.)

NPR's Scott Simon speaks to political risk analyst Sebastian Hurtado about recent events in Ecuador, risks to citizens there, and the country's political stability.

NPR's Scott Simon asks journalist Nick Wallis and former postal manager Lee Castleton about the wrongful prosecution of hundreds of postal workers in Britain.

Bad weather and a commanding Trump lead may take some of the excitement out of the Iowa caucuses. Meanwhile President Biden is juggling world events and a restless Democratic party.

Thefts of French bulldogs are up nationwide, possibly because they're like jewelry: small, cute and expensive.

Severe winter weather is hammering the Midwest with snow and wind. This weekend a blast of bitter cold air will bring subzero temperatures.

1854: Jim Paul registers land for Ontonagon, first white settler in the region. 1862: Gov. Austin Blair seeks help to exchange POWs, focusing on Colonel Orlando B. Willcox, later promoted and awarded Medal of Honor.