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Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's approach to curbing COVID-19 has slammed the breaks on the economy and caused untold pain for millions Filipinos, with hunger and begging on the rise.

Police in Pakistan say they've arrested suspects in an attack Tuesday on the Sri Lankan cricket team. Six policemen and a driver were killed when gunmen opened fire on the team's bus in the city of Lahore. The assault is further proof of Pakistan's deep instability.

NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Charlotte Slente, secretary general of the Danish Refugee Council, about getting ground-based humanitarian aid into Gaza.

As better-known candidates hunt for votes in Michigan's Republican primary, the first openly gay GOP presidential hopeful is plotting a minor upset. Fred Karger is focusing on one congressional district in the hopes of winning a few delegates to the national convention.

According to Forbes magazine, Donald Trump has tried and failed to profit from his presidency. Democrats and Republicans warn the fight over Kavanaugh's nomination could have a lasting impact.

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation's top infectious disease expert, about COVID-19 booster shot guidance and how vaccines could mean a normal Thanksgiving for many Americans.

A third of Illinois counties have passed resolutions seeking to separate from the city of Chicago. People in these rural counties resent what they see as disproportionate power wielded by Chicago.

Nearly half of the 2020 Democratic presidential candidates are women. And the men who are running are having to answer questions about gender in a way they've never had to before.

NPR's A Martinez speaks with analyst Philip Elmer-DeWitt about a patent dispute that has Apple taking its latest smartwatches off the shelves, as well as how it affects consumers.

Maude, Scandal, Jane the Virgin. The number of TV shows that have included abortion in the narrative has increased over the decades. But scripted TV's treatment of abortion rarely resembles reality.