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Major oil companies are under pressure to invest more money in clean energy — but there's a big hurdle: It's still a hell of a lot more profitable to produce fossil fuels.

Lawmakers are urging the federal Bureau of Prisons to address prisoner health care after an NPR investigation detailed the stories of prisoners nationwide going without needed medical care.

Photos of polar bears in abandoned homes went viral in 2022. The photographer has brought his images to the COP28 climate meeting, hoping to raise awareness of how climate change impacts animals.

UK's parliament votes Tuesday on revisions to a controversial plan to deport undocumented migrants to Rwanda. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak faces revolt from hardliners in his own party.

Arizona's Supreme Court will hear arguments Tuesday on whether abortions should be allowed up to 15 weeks after conception, or be almost totally banned under an 1864 law.

Metallica has launched a competition they are calling "For Whom the Band Tolls!" More than 450 colleges and high schools are competing for tens of thousands of dollars in prizes.

NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Palestinian American writer and clinical psychologist Hala Alyan about the dangers of dehumanizing the Palestinian people.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy comes to Washington to meet President Biden. Together, they'll make a last-ditch plea to Congress for aid as funding has stalled.

Centrist Donald Tusk has been appointed Poland's new prime minister, taking over after eight years of rule by the right wing Law and Justice Party, which lost October's national election.

The Texas Supreme Court has ruled against Kate Cox, a pregnant woman who challenged the state's abortion restrictions. NPR's Michel Martin speaks with her attorney, Molly Duane.