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Bishop Ronald A. Hicks, the new Archbishop of New York, speaks at St. Patrick’s Cathedral on Dec. 18. Sarah Ventre/NPR hide caption toggle caption Sarah Ventre/NPR VATICAN CITY (RNS) — …

A photo illustration of images from NPR staffers’ travels in 2025, including trips to (clockwise from upper left) New Orleans; Flint, Mich.; Hawaii; Roswell, N.M.; Rhinebeck, N.Y.; and Austin, Texas. …

Although the U.S. birth rate is on the decline, the number of women having babies in one age group has increased. Those new mothers are 40 and older. AILSA CHANG, …

NPR’s Ailsa Chang talks with Brett Smiley, mayor of Providence, R.I., about the investigation into the shooting at Brown University.

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Millions of immigrants in the U.S. who have applied for asylum are now in legal limbo after President Trump paused decisions on all asylum cases. Even some Republican lawmakers now …

Michele Singer Reiner, Rob Reiner and their son Nick in 2013. Michael Buckner/Getty Images for Teen Vogue hide caption toggle caption Michael Buckner/Getty Images for Teen Vogue Nick Reiner, the …

The orange tributary of the Kugororuk River in Alaska is an example of a “rusting river.” These rivers are increasingly common in the Brooks Range of northern Alaska, the result …

Mahmood Mamdani, a Columbia University professor, draws on his experiences of exile and statelessness in Uganda to examine how colonial legacies continue to shape political power. Chloe Aftel hide caption …