In recent visits to the camp, NPR was told of babies dying of malnutrition, and found women collapsed by roadsides. “There’s a lack of supplies and the numbers of patients are huge,” a doctor says.

New documents filed on Wednesday allege that the woman was sexually assaulted multiple times. An exam after the birth of the child in December indicated she may have been pregnant before.

Investigators acknowledged that Americans might worry about the release of terrorists such as John Walker Lindh, but said the FBI is tracking a changing terror threat across the board.

A grand jury in New York City returned an indictment against Stephen Calk, who made $16 million in loans to Paul Manafort allegedly with the hope of a Cabinet post or diplomatic appointment.

The flute-playing pop star celebrates self-acceptance on her latest album, Cuz I Love You. “About 10 years ago, I made the decision that I just wanted to be happy with my body,” she says.

The U.S. agricultural sector has been hit hard by the trade conflict with China. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue says some of the aid money will be used to build markets elsewhere.

Linda Taylor rose to infamy during the 1970s, when prize-winning reporter George Bliss brought her criminal activity to light — and then-candidate Ronald Reagan turned her into the Welfare Queen.

Disputes over LGBT rights and religion’s role in public life have derailed a previously non-partisan movement.

The New York senator and 2020 presidential candidate tells NPR’s Rachel Martin that President Trump and some Republican legislators are taking the country in a direction it does not want to go.

Lindh served 17 years of a 20-year sentence for being a Taliban soldier. His case points to the dozens of Americans, linked to extremist groups, who are in line to be released from U.S. prisons.

The fastest growing cities are in Arizona, Texas, Washington and North Carolina. Columbus, Ohio, is the only Midwestern city in the top 15 fastest-growing populations.

The Clotilda carried 110 people from present-day Benin to the shores of Mobile in 1860, despite the import of slaves being illegal. Researchers told descendants about the discovery first.

State officials view the book as being potentially “detrimental to the safe, secure and orderly operation” of prison facilities. The book looks at how the criminal justice system affects black men.

It’s been a year since Loujain Alhathloul was detained in Saudi Arabia for pushing for women’s rights. A PEN award for her and two other Saudi activists has helped bring their plight back to light.

Kenneth Feinberg has been tapped to facilitate talks between the company’s lawyers and plaintiffs’ representatives over the next two weeks.

The remains emerged at a construction site in January. “I think it’s very late, but better late than never,” said Marcel Drimer, an 85-year-old Holocaust survivor.

The Kenyan writer died on Tuesday. Here is his famously sharp-edged essay.

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin ruled out any changes to the U.S. currency imagery before 2028.

The goal is to raise money to fight child poverty by selling red foam noses and staging celebrity events. But some critics are raising questions about the campaign.

Lawmakers are discussing several measures to solve the problem of unexpected medical bills, which can wreak havoc on patients’ lives. Here’s our guide to the current roster of proposed legislation.

The author founded a platform for young Kenyan authors and came out as gay in a place where homosexuality has long been illegal. “Binyavanga was unbound in his imagining,” said a friend and colleague.

The Treasury secretary has refused to comply with a House subpoena from a committee chairman requesting that the agency turn over Trump’s tax returns.

The only agreement that followed a White House meeting between the president and Democrats was that the other side was responsible for the breakdown in infrastructure negotiations.

Lately, the White House has been talking as if conflict with Iran could soon erupt. Here’s a look at how the talk has turned so bellicose and what the risks are.

Saying he will not tolerate rioting, Widodo adds, “The military and the police will carry out stern actions in accordance with the law.”

Gifted writers Dan Abrams and David Fisher, who previously brought us Lincoln’s Last Trial, are clearly fascinated by how Teddy Roosevelt’s court case played out — bringing an enthusiasm to readers.

The letter, written after Alabama passed a restrictive abortion law, says, “The value of human life is not determined by the circumstances of one’s conception or birth.”

Hill, who testified against Clarence Thomas during his 1991 Senate confirmation hearings, accepted a PEN America Courage Award on Tuesday. She spoke to NPR about Joe Biden and the #MeToo movement.

There is no one making music like this 27-year-old, classically trained opera tenor and pianist. Watch and see why.

The state Senate voted along party lines to join the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact, which would give the state’s six electoral votes to the winner of the presidential popular vote.

Never before has the U.S. census directly asked for the citizenship status of every person living in every household. The question the Trump administration wants on the 2020 census could change that.

Bucking a national trend toward more restrictions on abortion, the Nevada law relaxes certain abortion requirements. Every Republican voted against the measure.