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How do boa constrictors breathe while constricting their victims? A new study finds that snakes can switch which set of ribs they use to draw in air as they crush their meal before devouring it.

President Biden recently announced a new COVID plan to try to get things back to normal. Dr. Ashish Jha — a familiar face in the public health community — helped develop that plan.

President Biden's diplomatic efforts with allies continue to put pressure on Russia; Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas under scrutiny; what's next for Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson.

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Sean Campbell of Columbia's Journalism School about his report detailing how Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation bought a $6 million home with donation funds.

This Thanksgiving, a new animated film offers teachers a resource to talk about contemporary Native Americans with their students.

Last month, photographer Cayla Nimmo documented the scenes of Diné Pride in Window Rock, Ariz. The festivities were in the shadow of the Navajo Nation's same-sex marriage ban.

Argentina's President Nestor Kirchner has overseen one of the fastest-growing economies in Latin America. The turnaround followed three years of economic collapse in Argentina that left more than half the nation in poverty.

Mexican novelist Álvaro Enrigue re-imagines the story of the American West — and the Apache fight for survival — in an epic that's both defiantly challenging and, at times, magical.

You can visit the past through books and movies, but rarely does the opportunity arise, as it did this week, to do so in person.

The man who shot and killed Ahmaud Arbery returned to the stand to testify in his own defense for a second day. Travis McMichael says he feared for his life after confronting Arbery.