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A person picks up their mail at the U.S. Postal Service truck in Niland, California on February 20, 2025.

Three years later, Niland is still fighting to get its post office back

Despite inquiries from two U.S. senators and a member of Congress, the U.S. Postal Service has made little progress towards reopening the tiny Imperial Valley town’s post office.

John Lithgow, from left, Ralph Fiennes, Sergio Castellitto, and Isabella Rossellini accept the award Sunday for outstanding performance by a cast in a motion picture for "Conclave" during the 31st annual Screen Actors Guild Awards at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles.

'Conclave' triumphs at SAG Awards and Timothée Chalamet wins for best actor

The papal thriller and the lead in Bob Dylan biopic 'A Complete Unknown' were surprise winners on Sunday, adding a few final wrinkles to an unusually unpredictable awards season.

Balloons depicting Pope Francis are laid at the statue of John Paul II outside the Gemelli hospital where Pope Francis is hospitalized, in Rome on Feb. 24, 2025. Pope Francis, in critical condition in hospital with pneumonia, had a good night and was resting, the Vatican said Monday.

Pope Francis shows slight improvement in the hospital and calls Gaza's parish

Pope Francis, 88, has been in critical condition since the weekend but showed improvement and resumed some work Monday, the Vatican said.

Macron, Trump to discuss Ukraine peace plan. And, Greenpeace faces $300 million lawsuit

French President Emmanuel Macron is set to present the European peace plan for Ukraine to President Trump today. And, Greenpeace faces a lawsuit that could shut it down.

President Trump says he wants to close the U.S. Department of Education. Some Republicans appear torn about the department's fate.

Republicans' love/hate relationship with the Education Department

President Trump has made clear he wants to close the U.S. Department of Education, but Republicans seem torn on just how far to go.

A 10-year-old's story of family immigration that spans three continents

For NPR's Student Podcast Challenge, Ameya Desai interviewed her grandfather, who was forced out of Uganda before moving to the U.S. The California fourth grader is one of our 2024 contest winners.

A cover of author Bill Eddy's book, "Our New World of Adult Bullies" is shown in this undated photo.

Adult bullying is a problem. How do we stop it?

A new book, "Our New World of Adult Bullies," examines the impact of adult bullying in the workplace and society at large.

A rescue team gathers in front of a damaged residential building in Sumy just after a Russian drone strike that destroyed nine apartments and killed 11 people, Jan. 30.

3 years on, here's what to keep an eye on in the Ukraine war — and efforts to end it

Thousands of civilians have been killed since Russia launched its full-scale invasion on Feb. 24, 2022. Amid a stark shift in U.S. policy, Ukrainians want the war to end — but not on Russia's terms.

People who block the internet from their smartphones spend more time on other activities that improve their wellbeing.

A break from your smartphone can reboot your mood. Here's how long you need

What would happen if you blocked the internet from your cellphone for two weeks? A bunch of millennial researchers wanted to answer that question. Here's what they found.

Protesters wade in the Cannon Ball River during a standoff with the police at Turtle Island north of the Standing Rock Reservation in North Dakota, on Nov. 2, 2016.

Greenpeace faces a $300 million lawsuit after Dakota Access Pipeline protests

The company behind the controversial Dakota Access Pipeline is suing Greenpeace for at least $300 million for damages the oil pipeline company says it suffered from protests in 2016 and 2017.

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