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NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Ambassador Roger Carstens, special presidential envoy for hostage affairs, about the aim of repatriating Americans wrongfully detained abroad and those taken hostage.

From 2017 to 2021, Sir Mark Lowcock was the U.N.'s "relief chief," the world's most senior humanitarian official. He talks to NPR about what inspired him and why crises are getting worse.

As voters go to the polls, we check in with reporters in three battleground states: Georgia, Arizona and Wisconsin.

The U.S. government suspects that China's surveillance balloon may have blown off course. It wouldn't be the first time.

With multiple unidentified objects being shot down by U.S. fighter jets in the last several days, NPR's Michel Martin asks Rep. Jim Himes of the House Intelligence Committee what we know.

Unlike Germany, which after World War II underwent a rigorous de-Nazification effort, pride, rather than shame, is the emotion many Italians feel for the symbols of the country's fascist past.

Nicky Jam was one of Reggaeton's first stars, but fame hasn't been easy. In recent years, he's made a return to music, among other creative ventures.

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with swamp pop artist Tommy McLain about releasing a new album for the first time in 40 years and what the genre means to him.

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with former WNBA star Maya Moore and her husband, Jonathan Irons. She officially announced her retirement after four years away working to overturn his wrongful conviction.

Cate Blanchett plays a charismatic conductor who uses her power to take sexual advantage of young women she's mentoring. Both Blanchett and Tár director Todd Field have been nominated for Oscars.