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What's the correct way to call a foreign city — by its English name, if it has one, or by its name in the local language? For the people involved, it can be a serious matter entwined with geopolitics.

Long-time adversaries Turkey and Armenia are talking about opening their border to more trade and travel. But it doesn't look like all the issues of the past will be dealt with yet.

Merriam-Webster issues its top-10 words every year. What are this year's words, and what do they say about society? NPR's Rachel Martin sits down with Editor-at-Large Peter Sokolowski to find out.

Opening statements will begin in the manslaughter trial of police officer Kim Potter for the death of Black motorist Daunte Wright. Her lawyers claim she mistakenly pulled a gun instead of her Taser.

NPR's Debbie Elliott talks to Dmitri Trenin of the Carnegie Moscow Center about President Biden warning Vladimir Putin that he'll face tough sanctions if Russia invades Ukraine.

The global shipping industry is coming under increasing pressure to cut the pollution created by the world's merchant fleet. The effort to reduce ship emissions isn't going well.

When Julie Ort began college, she was recovering from a major spinal cord injury. Julie shares the comfort she received from a stranger after her leg brace and crutches caused her to fall in class.

Drug crimes aren't exclusive to big cities. Laura Sullivan explores their growing impact on small-town America.

In a companion broadcast with PBS, NPR presents "One Family of Jazz" — the opening night gala concerts at Lincoln Center's Frederick P. Rose Hall, its new state-of-the art home for jazz in the Time Warner building on Columbus Circle in New York.

Watson could still be suspended if the NFL determines he violated the league's personal conduct policy.