The recent deep freeze across much of the U.S. has created the best opportunity in decades to sail ice boats across frozen bays and rivers — including Chesapeake Bay.

At the Illinois gathering of the Future City competition, 16 middle school teams presented their concepts for cutting-edge cities.

This week the Ghanian musician Ebo Taylor died at 90 years old. While he was not well known in the U.S. he was a star in Africa, and a defining force in highlife music.

Iranians living in Turkey are hearing chilling stories from relatives at home — and receiving death threats themselves.

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with El Paso Mayor Renard Johnson about the FAA's temporary closure of airspace over the city, and how it was communicated to city leaders.

Ukrainians are dismayed after skeleton sled racer Vladyslav Heraskevych was banned from the Olympics for his helmet decorated in honor of war victims.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Alexandra de Hoop Scheffer, German Marshall Fund president, ahead of the Munich Security Conference.

The Grammy Awards show is influencing people's listening habits this week.

Border czar Tom Homan says the immigration enforcement surge in Minnesota is ending. Gov. Tim Walz says he's cautiously optimistic and wants the federal government to pay for the damage it's caused.

World leaders at the Munich Conference have often signaled major historical shifts in their speeches.