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A look at whether the sanctions on Russia are actually working

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Daleep Singh, White House Deputy National Security Adviser for International Economics, about the latest round of sanctions imposed on Russia.

Joel Rosario celebrates after Knicks Go won the Pegasus World Cup Invitational horse race Saturday, Jan. 23, 2021, at Gulfstream Park in Hallandale Beach, Fla.

Knicks Go is early 5-2 favorite for Breeders' Cup Classic in Del Mar

Knicks Go drew the No. 5 post in the nine-horse field for the 1 1/4-mile Classic on Saturday.

Gasoline prices are displayed at a Chevron gas station downtown Los Angeles on Feb. 18. Crude prices are surging toward $100 a barrel, raising the prospect of even higher gasoline prices.

Oil prices are surging toward $100 a barrel. Here's what that means for you

The threat of war between Russia and Ukraine is driving prices sharply higher, but there's more at play than just geopolitical tensions.

Costa Rica's Ian Lawrence, right, vies for the ball with U.S. player DeAndre Yedlin during their FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 CONCACAF qualifier match in San Jose, Costa Rica, on Wednesday.

The U.S. men's soccer team qualifies for the World Cup despite its loss to Costa Rica

The U.S. will learn on Friday which three nations it will face in the group stage of the World Cup, which starts Nov. 21. The men's team returns after a 2018 loss that broke its qualifying streak.

New San Diego Padres baseball team manager Bob Melvin, center, shakes hands with Padres CEO Erik Greupner as general manager A.J. Preller looks on during a news conference at Petco Park, Nov. 1, 2021.

Bob Melvin gets 3-year contract to manage Padres

The San Diego Padres announced the hiring of Bob Melvin as manager.

Kuwaiti Bidoons went on hunger strike for 19 days. Has anything changed?

For 19 days, activists have camped outside a police station in Sulaibiya, Kuwait, on hunger strike. They're asking the Kuwaiti government for citizenship.

This photo provided by the fire brigade of the Gironde region (SDIS 33) shows firefighters fighting wildfire near Landiras, southwestern France, Sunday July 17, 2022.

Heat torches Southern Europe, killing hundreds

Ferocious wildfires are burning in Spain and France, which evacuated thousands of people and scrambled water-bombing planes and firefighters. Officials and scientists cited climate change as a factor.

Passengers board a Qatar Airways aircraft at the airport in Kabul, Afghanistan on Thursday.

The 1st International Flight Since The U.S. Evacuated Leaves Kabul

About 200 people, including some Americans, departed the Afghan capital on Thursday. Officials said this was not an evacuation flight, but rather that people were leaving of their own free will.

The underground world of debt collection in South Korea

In the show Squid Game, the poor compete to the death for money to pay their debts. NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with L.A. Times reporter Victoria Kim on the underground world of South Korea's loan sharks.

Terri Logan (right) practices music with her daughter, Amari Johnson (left), at their home in Spartanburg, S.C. When Logan's daughter was born premature, the medical bills started pouring in and stayed with her for years. Then, a few months ago, she discovered a nonprofit had paid off her debt.

This group's wiped out $6.7 billion in medical debt, and it's just getting started

Nonprofit RIP Medical Debt buys up unpaid hospital bills plaguing low-income patients and frees them from having to pay.

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