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We hear a lot about the big-ticket weapons the West is shipping to Ukraine. But Ukraine is also fighting effectively with a weapon it can buy off-the-shelf and is small enough to hold in one hand.

Nearly a year after the U.S. Supreme Court allowed abortion bans around the country to take effect, some cities and states are pushing in the other direction, a new report finds.

More than 300,000 customers in the southern U.S. remained without power Monday as the bulk of outages were in Oklahoma, where heavy weekend storms carried winds as strong as 80 mph around Tulsa.

Events and activities were held across western Massachusetts to commemorate June 19 or Juneteenth, a day marking the emancipation of enslaved people.

“I hope people feel community, feel like we are having a celebration of freedom, but also feel like we're setting aside a time to remember an important part of US history as it happened,” said Whitney Skillen, who organized one event in Claremont.

The Supreme Court is deciding whether race should be eliminated from the college admission process entirely.

Staff shortages and a wave of applications left many waiting longer than in years past. But advocates say policy changes could help the system weather that demand.

The inaugural State of Black Maine Symposium highlighted Black educators, business owners, and community leaders.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks to mountaineer Kirstie Ennis about her decision to descend Mount Everest, just 200 meters from the summit.

When Beyoncé kicked off her world tour in Sweden last month, fans from all over the world flocked to Stockholm for the two sold out shows.