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Early reports suggest nearly 9,000 people may have died in the aftermath of a 7.9-magnitude earthquake in China. It hit near Chengdu, provincial capital of Sichuan province.

Pop quiz: what do you get when you combine a talking penguin, a man with a bird beak for a face and an interrupting dragon? The answer, surprisingly, is a writing guide: Jeff VanderMeer's Wonderbook. VanderMeer tells NPR intern Colin Dwyer about his collaboration with illustrators and his imaginative, character-driven approach to teaching writing.

President Xi Jinping of China and Russia's Vladimir Putin doubled down on their alliance against the West this week during the Kremlin leader's visit to Beijing.

Nevada is a crucial state in the presidential elections due to close competition for 270 electoral votes. And, the United Nations is convening to discuss the world's most significant crises.

At least 68 people were killed by an Israeli strike in central Gaza, health officials said Sunday, while the number of Israeli soldiers killed in combat over the weekend rose to 17.

The podcasting world faced layoffs, retrenchment, and cancellations in 2023, but amidst the turmoil, "If Books Could Kill," "You Didn't See Nothin" and "The Retrievals" topped the list of offerings.

California sea otter populations have rebounded in recent decades. New research finds that by feasting on shore crabs, these otters are helping to protect their coastal marsh habitat against erosion.

NPR has reviewed the documents TikTok didn’t want you to see regarding children's safety. Here's what we found. And, the environmental concerns behind Elon Musk’s rocket Starship.

Trump doubled down on false claims he has made about migrant crime in the city, and called for the death penalty "for any migrant that kills an American citizen or a law-enforcement officer."

The hosts of the Throughline podcast bring us the story of how a presidential assassination gave rise to the modern federal civil service.