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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks at the Reagan National Defense Forum at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, California, on Saturday. Caylo Seals/Getty Images North America hide caption toggle caption Caylo Seals/Getty Images North America Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says the Defense Department is reviewing the video of several Sept. 2 strikes against

Ohio State's Lorenzo Styles Jr. breaks up a pass intended for Indiana's Omar Cooper Jr. during the first half of the Big Ten championship NCAA college football game in Indianapolis, Saturday, Dec. 6, 2025. Michael Conroy/AP hide caption toggle caption Michael Conroy/AP Nobody paying attention for the past 24 months would be surprised to see

McLaren driver Lando Norris of Britain reacts after becoming a world champion after the Abu Dhabi Formula One Grand Prix in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Sunday, Dec. 7, 2025. Darko Bandic/AP hide caption toggle caption Darko Bandic/AP ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates — McLaren driver Lando Norris clinched his first Formula 1 title at

Visitors to Mumbai feed pigeons near the Gate of India. The city's residents are sharply divided: There's the pro-pigeon feeding contingent and the anti-pigeon feeding contingent. The latter group were heartened by a government ban in July on feeding pigeons at designated spots in the city. After public protests, that ban was modified to sanction

Sudanese families displaced from El-Fasher reach out as aid workers distribute food supplies at the newly established El-Afadh camp in Al Dabbah, in Sudan's Northern State, Sunday, Nov. 16, 2025. Marwan Ali/AP hide caption toggle caption Marwan Ali/AP The UN's top humanitarian and emergency relief official has told NPR that why world leaders have not

The Theatrum Orbis Terrarum, 1575, by Abraham Ortelius (1527-1598) is often considered the world's first atlas. The library has two copies. Greta Rybus/for NPR hide caption toggle caption Greta Rybus/for NPR PORTLAND, Maine — For many of us, GPS has been a game changer - a tap, a voice, a turn-by-turn path, will get you

Nigerian President Bola Tinubu has confirmed deploying fighter jets and ground troops to neighbouring Benin to help foil a coup attempt by a group of Beninese soldiers. In a statement on Sunday, Tinubu’s office said Nigeria’s military intervened in Benin after President Patrice Talon’s government issued two requests for help, including for “immediate Nigerian air