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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, seen here last week at the U.S. Capitol, gave blistering remarks about the Biden administration's actions in Afghanistan.

There's A Bipartisan Backlash To How Biden Handled The Withdrawal From Afghanistan

Republicans excoriated the White House's strategy, while Democrats criticized the haphazard manner of the U.S. withdrawal.

'The State Must Provide' Is A Lesson On Inequality In Higher Ed, Past And Present

Journalist Adam Harris explains how the higher education system has been built on an uneven foundation from the start — and how slavery, segregation and racism have stymied Black education.

The Earthquake In Haiti Left More Injuries Than The Country's Doctors Can Handle

Rescue efforts continue in the southwest of Haiti, the country hardest-hit by last weekend's earthquake. A shortage of physicians is inhibiting efforts to treat the injured.

Republican Congressman Steve Chabot Weighs In On Biden's Speech

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Ohio Republican Congressman Steve Chabot, the ranking member of the subcommittee overseeing Afghanistan, about President Biden defending his decisions in Afghanistan.

Lawsuit Alleges Sexual Abuse By Bob Dylan

Bob Dylan is accused of drugging and sexually abusing a minor in 1965, according to a complaint filed in Manhattan Supreme Court on Friday. A Dylan spokesperson denies the claims.

People run alongside a U.S. Air Force C-17 transport plane as it moves down a runway of the Kabul airport on Monday.

6 Political Takeaways For President Biden From The Chaotic Afghanistan Withdrawal

The disorganization and confusion of President Biden's full U.S. withdrawal of Afghanistan have put him in a political hole.

Demonstrators calling on people to wear masks gather outside school district headquarters in Marietta, Ga., last week. A recent review at pandemic data finds requiring masks, capping the size of gatherings and instituting certain bar, gym and restaurant restrictions are all strategies that can help stop a surge in COVID-19 hospitalizations.

Even Moderate COVID Restrictions Can Slow The Spread Of The Virus — If They're Timely

Mask mandates and other interventions can help stop a surge, even where vaccination rates are low, say scientists who've reviewed states' data. When the measures start and how long they last matters.

Cruz Urias Beltran collapsed because of heat-related illness while working in a cornfield near Grand Island, Neb., in 2018. He is one of at least<strong> </strong>384 workers who died from environmental heat exposure in the U.S. in the last decade, according to an investigation by Columbia Journalism Investigations and NPR.

Heat is killing workers in the U.S. — and there are no federal rules to protect them

Heat has killed hundreds of workers in the U.S., many in construction or agriculture, an investigation by NPR and Columbia Journalism Investigations found. Federal standards might have prevented them.

A road is closed Tuesday in Kabul, Afghanistan. Army veteran Kristen Rouse says the Afghan partners with whom she served are worried for their safety after the Taliban's takeover.

A U.S. Veteran Says The Afghans She Served With Believe They're Going To Die

U.S. Army Maj. Kristen Rouse deployed three times to Afghanistan and worked extensively with Afghan partners while she was there. Now, she says, those partners are begging for a way out.

Cat Saves British Woman Who Had Fallen Down A Ravine

In Cornwall, England, an 83-year-old woman went missing. The search for her came up empty until a passerby heard the woman's cat meowing. The cat was on top of a ravine where the woman had fallen.

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