President Joe Biden has announced a multi-phase plan to bring the war in Gaza to an end. The Israelis and Hamas have yet to agree to it.

NPR's Scott Simon talks with Viggo Mortensen about his role in "The Dead Don't Hurt," a new Western that he's also written and directed.

Scott Simon is one of America's most admired writers and broadcasters. He is the host of Weekend Edition Saturday and is one of the hosts of NPR's morning news podcast Up First. He has reported from ...

Abortion bans that grant exceptions to 'save the life of the mother' are a gray area By Regan McCarthy Published June 1, 2024 at 8:05 AM EDT ...

Simmering tensions over the South China Sea are front and center during an annual security conference in Singapore this weekend, where there's dueling rhetoric from China and the Philippines.

Montana is key to determining which party controls the Senate, so voter response there to former President Trump's conviction for falsifying business records is especially important.

Seniors at a Durango high school who lost a friend to overdose channeled their grief into passing a law to make it legal for students to carry Narcan.

Former president Donald Trump complains repeatedly about his felony conviction, while President Joe Biden warns that it's reckless to characterize the trial as rigged.

South Africa is having a seismic moment in politics as the ruling African National Congress party loses its absolute majority for the first time.

NPR's Scott Simon speaks to University of Texas law professor Steven Vladeck about the cases former President Trump has before the U.S. Supreme Court and the ethics questions raised over them.

This Mexican scientist invented the 'mark of democracy' used across the world By Eyder Peralta Published June 1, 2024 at 8:05 AM EDT ...

Scott Simon is one of America's most admired writers and broadcasters. He is the host of Weekend Edition Saturday and is one of the hosts of NPR's morning news podcast Up First. He has reported from ...