Israel attacked Syrian government forces near Damascus in what is says is a bid to protect a religious minority there. Clashes between Druze and Sunni Muslim fighters have killed at least 20 people.

The U.S. economy contracted in the first three months of the year. Economists warn the months to come could also be challenging if President Trump's tariffs remain in place.

Officials from Japan and South Korea are in Washington this week for trade negotiations. NPR looks at how South Korea, a U.S. ally and export powerhouse, is coping with Trump's tariffs.

In San Francisco Wednesday night, former Vice President Kamala Harris gave a forceful critique of President Trump's first 100 days in office. It came as she considers a run for governor of California.

NPR's Leila Fadel talks with Vietnam Society founder Erin "Phuong" Steinhauer {foong STINE-how-er} about the memories and hopes of Vietnamese Americans reflecting on 50 years since the fall of Saigon.

California, which has the unique ability to set vehicle standards, has an ambitious rule requiring all new cars to be zero-emission by 2035. But the rule's future is contested.

Beyonce's "Cowboy Carter" tour kicked off this week in Los Angeles, and fans are going all out to capture the tour's Western fashion aesthetic.

NPR's Michel Martin talks with the Department of Homeland Security's top spokesperson, Trisha McLaughlin, about the Trump administration's immigration and border security efforts after 100 days.

NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with former Hollywood agent Elaine Goldsmith-Thomas about her novel "Climbing in Heels," which follows the path of three women secretaries at a Hollywood agency in the '80s.

Is private philanthropy an option to fill the gaps in funding for universities seeing federal funding threatened or frozen? NPR asks New York Times reporter Teddy Schleifer.

The case is from Oklahoma, which like 45 other states, has laws that say charter schools must be public schools funded by the ...

Rural communities are scrambling after the Trump Administration cancelled billions in disaster grants. Many were counting the funds for vital infrastructure fixes, meant to withstand future disasters.