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A view of sandles outside Kings Assembly Pentecostal church, following a stampede in Port Harcourt, Nigeria, Saturday, May 28, 2022.

Children among 31 killed at church fair stampede in Nigeria

A stampede Saturday at a church charity event in southern Nigeria left 31 people dead and seven injured at a program that aimed to offer hope to the needy.

President Biden speaks about voting rights at the National Constitution Center on Tuesday in Philadelphia.

'This Is A Test Of Our Time,' Biden Says About Voting Rights Battles

The president spoke a day after Texas Democratic state lawmakers left their state in protest of GOP voting legislation.

North County businessman and gubernatorial candidate John Cox appearing with Tag the bear at a campaign stop in Shelter Island, May 11, 2021.

Gubernatorial Candidate John Cox Brings Bear, Draws Protest To San Diego Campaign Stop

Republican gubernatorial candidate John Cox made a stop in San Diego on Tuesday, with a Kodiak bear in tow. Animals activists called the use of the bear a shame.

Relatives of students who attend a school in the Russian city of Kazan, where a gunman opened fire on Tuesday, killing several students and at least one teacher and injuring more than 20 others.

At Least 9 Dead In School Shooting In Russia

Officials say a 19-year-old former student at a school in the Russian city of Kazan opened fire there Tuesday, killing at least seven students, a teacher and a school worker.

Ally Cole (left) and Ruby Wierzbicki show off the childhood photo that revealed a special connection.

Opinion: 2 Students On A Bus Discover The Connection Of A Lifetime

NPR's Scott Simon shares the story of two Liberty University students who met on a bus and, while making small talk, discovered they had met many years ago and many miles away.

Former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama arrive at President Biden's inauguration.

Obamas: Chauvin Jury 'Did The Right Thing' But 'We Cannot Rest'

"We know that true justice is about much more than a single verdict in a single trial," the nation's first Black president and the former first lady said in a statement.

PHOTOS: They Could Put Food On The Table — Until The Pandemic Struck

A single mom with HIV. A grandmother who thought she had enough money to get by. A lawyer who lost her job. They're among the millions around the world pushed into food insecurity by the pandemic.

Afghan Morteza Mohammadi (center-left) and his companions sit around a fire in the former Krajina Metal factory in Bihac, Bosnia-Herzegovina, near the Croatian border, discussing possible border crossing strategies related to the weather and time.

For Migrants In Bosnia, The 'Game' Is A Perilous Journey To A Better Life

Bosnia-Herzegovina has become the main hub for migrants trying to reach wealthier European nations, a journey they call the "game." Among the risks: being beaten up and sent back by border police.

Mohammad Bilal, 17, from Afghanistan, plays on a swing at Bogovadja asylum center in central Serbia. He reached Serbia alone after smugglers in Iran put him in the trunk of a car alongside four other children with no water and amid scorching temperatures. "I thought that was my last day on earth," he says.

Afghans Are Among Thousands Of Migrants Hoping To Reach Europe Via Serbia

Some 5,000 refugees and migrants are in Serbia, trying to reach European Union countries. With EU leaders fearing an influx of refugees, "Serbia is in a difficult position," says a refugees' advocate.

The Effect 20 Years Of War Had On Women In Rural Afghanistan

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with journalist Anand Gopal about his latest piece, The Other Afghan Women, about the impact war had on women in the country.

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