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With Ukrainian forces pleading for greater military assistance from the U.S. and the western alliance, NPR's Leila Fadel talk to Pentagon spokesman John Kirby about why a no-fly zone is off the table.

As automakers move to expand electric vehicle production, not enough raw materials — such as lithium — are being mined for batteries. Automakers are now directly sourcing raw materials from mines.

Members of the Sackler family didn't respond as people confronted them during a court hearing about the harm caused by their company Purdue Pharma and its highly addictive pain medication OxyContin.

Scientists in Montana recently found a fossil of an early ancestor of modern octopuses. It lived about 330 million years ago — before the age of dinosaurs.

The case determined what constitutes a wetland.

A Minneapolis police officer killed George Floyd on the street.

The schools, most operated by the Catholic Church and U.S. government, were part of a large effort that began in the 19th century to assimilate Native children.

Ginni Thomas, the wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, was in touch with former President Trump's top aide after the 2020 presidential election and pursued efforts to overturn the results.

NPR's Juana Summers speaks with Hawon Jung, a Korean journalist, about fears that the president elect will reverse years of progress on women's rights in South Korea.

Earlier in the pandemic, a Massachusetts manufacturer rebuilt its supply chain to meet the demand for medical gowns. But with the market rush over, the head of the company is having second thoughts.