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NPR's Daniel Estrin, left, with Lusia Kuznetsova, center, and her son Sergey Kuznetsov. Lusia is Estrin's grandfather's first cousin. Their extended families in the U.S. and Soviet Union went for decades without contact.

In a twist of fate, a family straddles the Russia-Ukraine conflict

Daniel Estrin discovered while reporting from Ukraine that the current geopolitical drama touches his family's history in unexpected ways.

Banners and signs are hung on a fence at Lafayette Square near the White House, during ongoing protests against police brutality and racism in June 2020. The Library of Congress has digitized some of the pieces of artwork, signs and photographs once displayed on the fence.

Artwork from the Black Lives Matter memorial has a new home: the Library of Congress

The artwork that once served as a memorial to the movement is being displayed in a new online exhibit at the Library of Congress. So far, 33 pieces are posted.

Dr. Mai Pham is an internist and former senior Medicare and Medicaid official with degrees from Harvard and Johns Hopkins universities, but she still struggled to find care for her son with autism, Alex Roodman.

Kids with autism struggle to adapt to adulthood. One doctor is trying to change that

Dr. Mai Pham left a corporate career to spark change in a system that is failing millions of Americans with autism and other intellectual and developmental disabilities.

The boundary between Ukraine and Russian-annexed Crimea.

On the Crimean borderland, Ukrainians define their identity

In the borderlands near Crimea, there is a war for the hearts and minds of Ukrainian citizens.

(L to R): Sen. Heherson Alvarez, an environmental lawmaker from the Philippines; Durdana Rizvi, a doctor from Pakistan; Colombian actor Antonio Bolívar; 'Nanī' Nabi, a grandmother from Kashmir; Rocio Choque, a soup kitchen volunteer from Argentina.

Global Lives Lost: From A Wise And Wonderful Grandma To A Soccer Pioneer

Writers and activists around the world share stories of those who have died from COVID-19 — in Colombia, Senegal, Pakistan, the Philippines and many other nations.

A screenshot from Victor Krvaric's Instagram page shows him in full military gear, with his upper body sticking out from a tank in this undated image.

Former GOP leader’s son allegedly sought affiliation with hate group that recruits military members

Victor Kvaric's alleged attempt to join Patriot Front is part of a larger trend.

Former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin arrives at a federal court in Manhattan to testify in her defamation case against the <em>New York Times</em>. Palin claims that an editorial in the <em>Times</em> damaged a career as a conservative political commentator. The newspaper corrected the editorial twice within a day.

Sarah Palin testifies she felt powerless to fight 'New York Times' over editorial

Sarah Palin said she lost sleep after a 2017 New York Times editorial falsely linked an ad from her political action committee to a mass shooting years earlier. She has sued the paper for defamation.

America's lead negotiator says U.S. diplomacy strategy is working with Russia

NPR's Adrian Florido talks with Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman on the tense standoff between Russia and the U.S. and its allies over the Russian military buildup on the border with Ukraine.

Truckers blocking the Canada-U.S. border could seriously impact supply chain

Canadian truckers protesting a COVID vaccine mandate are blocking traffic on the busiest international crossing in North America, which may have major supply chain implications for Canada and the U.S.

This synthetic fish is powered by human heart cells. Scientists say that they could help lead the way toward building replacement hearts from human tissue.

Watch these robotic fish swim to the beat of human heart cells

Tiny, robotic fish powered by human heart cells suggest that scientists are getting closer to their goal of building replacement hearts from living tissue.

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