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Colman McCarthy dedicated his life to peace — from training to be a monk, to teaching and writing about peace. NPR's Scott Detrow talks with his eldest son, Jim McCarthy, about his father's legacy.

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei died in the bombing of Iran over the weekend. Vali Nasr of Johns Hopkins University talks about Khamenei's role as one of the most influential Shia clerics in the world.

Does the color of a concert venue change how we hear music? German researchers have an answer.

Shia communities in South Asia erupted in anger as news emerged of the assassination of the Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

Iran has made prior attempts to launch terrorist attacks on U.S. soil, but all have been thwarted in recent years. States are bracing for a heightened threat after the war.

The war in Iran has already cost the U.S. billions of dollars. Here's the impact by the numbers.

Israel announced a barrage of new strikes on western Iran on Sunday, while Iran's foreign minister said the country has not asked for a ceasefire as President Trump had claimed.

Georgia O'Keeffe called the New Mexico high desert "my country," but Pueblo peoples predated her. A more complex view is emerging amid efforts to preserve the land.

A mix of decorated veterans and rising stars won 24 medals for Team USA, 13 of them gold. The last one arrived Sunday, when the U.S. sled hockey team beat Canada to win its fifth straight gold medal.

From tiny homes to big ones built in hours, the Innovative Housing Showcase highlights ways to make housing more affordable and plentiful — at a time when many Americans struggle to buy a home.