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Secretary of State Mike Pompeo was not receptive to being asked about his support of former Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch.

Pompeo Won't Say Whether He Owes Yovanovitch An Apology. 'I've Done What's Right'

As the State Department faces ongoing questions over Marie Yovanovitch's treatment as U.S. envoy to Ukraine, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo tells NPR, "I've defended every single person on this team."

House Democratic impeachment managers including House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff, D-Calif., center, with Rep. Jason Crow, D-Colo., left, and Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., speak to the media before attending the fourth day of the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump , Friday, Jan. 24, 2020

Dems Say Oust Trump Or He'll Betray Again; 'He Is Who He Is'

Closing out their case, House Democrats warned Friday in Donald Trump's impeachment trial that the president will persist in abusing his power and endangering American democracy unless Congress intervenes to remove him before the 2020 election.

A motorbike convoy in November follows the last ride of Harry Dunn, who died when his motorbike was involved in a head-on collision in August 2019, near RAF Croughton, in Brackley, England.

U.S. Won't Hand Over Wife Of American Diplomat Wanted In Fatal U.K. Car Crash

The State Department says Anne Sacoolas has diplomatic immunity and will not be returned to face dangerous driving charges related to the Aug. 27 death of 19-year-old Harry Dunn.

The Hankou Railway Station in Wuhan, China, was closed as part of a shutdown of public transportation — an effort to control the spread of what's being called the Wuhan coronavirus.

China Halts Transportation Out Of Wuhan To Contain Coronavirus. Could It Backfire?

Experts say China's move is unprecedented. Here's why they're opposed.

Students in a Southwestern College class at the Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility work on a group project, March 22, 2018.

Donovan Inmates Work Toward College Degree Through Obama-Era Program

Prisoners have long taken correspondence courses to earn college credits behind bars. But inmates at the Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility in Otay Mesa are participating in a rare face-to-face program.

Lev Parnas (left) says text messages last year between him and congressional candidate Robert Hyde about surveilling former Ambassador Marie Yovanovitch were taken out of context. But Ukrainian police are investigating the allegations.

Ukraine Is Investigating Whether U.S. Ambassador Yovanovitch Was Surveilled

Ukraine's Internal Affairs Ministry says it's asking the FBI to help determine whether international laws were broken, or "whether it is just a bravado and a fake information" from a U.S. politician.

Pope Francis, who delivered a blessing earlier this month at St. Peter's Square, has appointed a woman to a senior diplomatic position.

In Rare Move, Pope Francis Appoints A Woman To A Senior Vatican Position

Francesca Di Giovanni is the first woman to have a managerial role in the Secretariat of State, one of the most important departments in the Vatican. She has been working there for 27 years.

A handwritten note by Rudy Giuliani associate Lev Parnas lists his tasks, starting with getting Ukraine's new president to announce an investigation into "the Biden case."

New Lev Parnas Documents Suggest U.S. Ambassador Was Under Surveillance In Ukraine

"They are moving her tomorrow," U.S. congressional candidate Robert F. Hyde wrote on WhatsApp in March. He added, "The guys over [there] asked me what I would like to do and what is in it for them."

U.S. college readiness scores are down according to the standardized test known as the Nation's Report Card.

Most High School Seniors Aren't College Or Career Ready, Says 'Nation's Report Card'

The latest reading and math scores of 12th-graders nationwide are out today. Here's a closer look.

Council On Foreign Relations President Richard Haass On Diplomacy With Iran

NPR's Audie Cornish talks with Richard Haass, president of the Council on Foreign Relations, after being called to testify before the House Foreign Affairs Committee Tuesday regarding Iran.

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