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Nuon Chea, the No. 2 leader in the genocidal Cambodian regime, and head of state Khieu Samphan are on trial for genocide and crimes against humanity during the 1970s.

But the country with the highest prevalence of modern-day slavery is Mauritania. That's according to a report released Thursday by the Walk Free Foundation, an anti-slavery group. The numbers are in line with previous estimates from the U.N. and the State Department.

http://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/wcbe/local-wcbe-776539.mp3Columbus, OH – One of Ohio's two U.S. Senators is lambasting State Issue 6,…

There's debate about what, if anything, the Justice Department might do. Lawfare's Ben Wittes and Quinta Jurecic talk about this with NPR's Michel Martin.

Columbus, OH – Stories you'll hear include:A detailed update on the progress in Columbus to clear the roads...Ohio teen okay after being buried in the…

U.S. employers added 638,000 jobs last month as the unemployment rate dipped to 6.9%. A winter spike in coronavirus infections threatens to further weaken job growth.

From online classes to warnings against xenophobia — and at least one "COVID-cat" — here's how schools are coping with the global health crisis.

A Norwegian cross-country skier is on track to become the winningest winter Olympian ever. Johannes Klaebo is a talent the likes of which the world has never seen.

Top Trump administration officials are in Europe this week, with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth attending his first NATO meeting and Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Paris to discuss Ukraine.

NPR's Scott Detrow talks to NPR's Ann Powers and Marcus Dowling of The Tennessean about how two country songs sit atop the Billboard Hot 100, and the context for this moment.