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A picture of NASA's Orion space capsule taken by a remote camera mounted on one of its solar arrays as it sped towards the moon. The four astronauts will loop around the moon on Monday and also venture farther into space than any humans before.

Artemis II astronauts heading home after historic moon flyby

The Artemis II astronauts are on a course back to Earth after flying by the moon Monday, witnessing a solar eclipse, and breaking a distance record set by NASA's Apollo 13 astronauts.

An armed Ugandan riot policeman patrols past campaign posters for longtime President Yoweri Museveni.

Uganda goes to the polls amid heavy security and internet blackout

Ugandans are voting in a tense presidential election as 81-year-old President Yoweri Museveni seeks to extend his four-decade rule amid an internet shutdown and heavy military deployment.

The new homeland security secretary has a history of pushing election misinformation

The new homeland security secretary, Markwayne Mullin, has for years amplified President Trump's false claims of a stolen 2020 election. Here's why that history matters this midterm year.

Rescuers are seen entering an office building that collapsed on its side from an early morning earthquake in Tainan, southern Taiwan, Saturday. The quake's magnitude was 6.4, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

At Least 14 Dead After Earthquake Hits Southern Taiwan

Rescue efforts continue in the city of Tainan, where a magnitude 6.4 quake struck early Saturday. News services report two of the dead are a baby and an adult man. Some 120,000 are without power.

Officials Investigate Boston Train That Left Station Without An Operator

About 50 passengers were aboard the Red Line train when it left the Braintree station south of Boston about 6 a.m. Thursday.

Ruston Kelly performs live on the 2018 AmericanaFest's Day Stage presented by WMOT, NPR Music and World Cafe.

World Cafe Nashville: A New Music Roundup

The new music that's come out of Nashville in recent months is an embarrassment of riches.

Sophomore Dreshon Robinson stands outside his high school cafeteria, where the learning hub takes place. He wants to go to college and be an audio engineer.

Extra learning time is helping these students catch up from COVID interruptions

After school "learning hubs" are helping some high school students in North Carolina catch up on academic time lost due to COVID — and stay on track for graduation.

Matt Gleason fainted at work after getting a flu shot, so colleagues called 911 and an ambulance took him to the ER. Eight hours later, Gleason went home with a clean bill of health. Later still he got a hefty bill that wiped out his deductible.

A Fainting Spell After A Flu Shot Leads To $4,692 ER Visit

A 39-year-old man fainted after getting a flu shot at work, so his colleagues called 911. The man turned out to be fine, but the trip to the emergency room cost him his annual deductible.

Russian President Vladimir Putin meets with India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation leaders' summit in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, on Sept. 16, 2022.

A year into the Ukraine war, the world's biggest democracy still won't condemn Russia

As the West isolates Russian President Vladimir Putin, India has doubled down on buying Russian oil. India's prime minister calls his country's friendship with Moscow "unbreakable."

Invisibilia: Do the Patterns in Your Past Predict Your Future?

A massive computer competition works to identify the patterns that can predict where someone will end up in life. But whether this competition has a winner may depend on your viewpoint.

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