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The first comprehensive global study to be conducted finds that domestic violence kills many women and leaves others with long-standing physical and mental health problems, including sexually transmitted diseases and depression.

One year after lockdown first began, NPR shares listener stories of the moment they first realized COVID-19 would change their world. Kate McCormick lost two aunts within weeks of stay-at-home orders.

For Stella Rimington, the author of Illegal Action, secret intelligence is second nature; for nearly 30 years, she worked for MI5, Britain's domestic intelligence agency, rising through the ranks to become the first woman appointed director general.

Hurricane Hilary continues her march to Baja California, and people on both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border are getting ready for projected heavy rains and flooding.

Federal public defenders warn they face severe budget cuts that could require them to trim more than 10% of their current staff. That will hurt many of their low income clients.

The P-8A aircraft overshot the runway at a Marine base on Kaneohe Bay, a U.S. Marine Corps spokesperson said. He did not have further information.

Fast-paced floodwaters in San Antonio left 13 people dead. West Virginia also witnessed at least three deaths from flash flooding, with more people missing.

Russia's ban on Jehovah's Witnesses has led to raids, arrests and imprisonment. NPR's Scott Simon says that the religion the Russian government calls "extreme" would be better described as "devout."

The nativity scene in St. Peter's Square comes from a different place every year. For Pope Leo's first Christmas as the pontiff, this year's display comes from Salerno, Italy.

After a Planned Parenthood in Knoxville, Tenn., burned down in January, patients relying on gender-affirming care scrambled to find support elsewhere.