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Texas state Rep. Joe Moody (right) speaks at a Sunday news conference after the Texas House investigative committee released its report on the Uvalde school shooting.

The Uvalde shooting shows that gun laws do matter, says official who worked on report

Texas State Rep. Joe Moody, who helped write the report on the shooting, says he hopes the investigation helps lawmakers improve policy going forward — particularly when it comes to gun control.

Elizabeth George, 15, was a freshman in high school when her father died from Covid-19 last October. Since his death, she has struggled to regain a sense of normalcy. "I have difficulties even going [out] with my friends," she says. "I just want to sleep at home."

Losing a parent can derail teens' lives. A high school grief club aims to help

After finding she had ten bereaved kids in her class, one Florida teacher created a teen grief group. It's a place where kids can support each other and feel they're not alone.

Zelenskyy's plea to Congress recalls Churchill and others who fought for democracy

Other addresses to Congress by foreign leaders have paled compared to Winston Churchill welding with his words the alliance that overcame Adolph Hitler, until Volodymyr Zelenskyy's this week.

The Juyongguan Pass, part of China's Great Wall stands just roughly 30 miles from central Beijing.

Stepping outside of the 2022 Beijing Olympics bubble to see a part of 'real China'

NPR's Jaclyn Diaz got the rare chance to step outside the COVID quarantine bubble of the 2022 Beijing Winter Games. She and a few others got to visit the famed Great Wall.

Here are the key primary election results from Ohio

Voters headed to the polls Tuesday for statewide primaries in Ohio and Indiana. In Ohio, an open Senate contest has top billing.

Kathy Stolz-Silvis was nine years old when her father died, making her and her siblings eligible for Social Security survivor benefits. But she didn't become aware of those benefits until decades later.

Decades after foster care, she learned she was owed benefits. Where did the money go?

After reading an investigation by NPR and the Marshall Project, former foster youth are asking what happened to their benefits — and the government isn't helping.

Addicts inject themselves in May 2011 at the Insite supervised injection center in Vancouver, Canada.

To fight the opioid crisis, Canada tests decriminalizing possession

Overdose deaths have risen sharply across Canada in the past five years, with deaths linked to fentanyl doubling. Officials hope decriminalization will make more users willing to seek medical care.

Sri Lankans walk around and spend time at the ongoing protest site a day after storming into the president's office in Colombo.

Sri Lanka's opposition parties hope to install a new government amid the turmoil

A lawmaker said all opposition parties combined could easily muster the 113 members needed to show a majority in Parliament, at which point they will request a new government.

There are dozens of viral videos on TikTok showing teens participating in the #gentleminions trend.

Teens are dressing in suits to see 'Minions' as meme culture and boredom collide

A viral trend depicts teens in suits on their way to go see the latest installment in the minions universe. Here's why.

View of the London Beckton Sewage Treatment Works. Between February and May, U.K. scientists found several samples containing closely related versions of the polio virus in wastewater at the plant.

Polio is found in the U.K. for the first time in nearly 40 years. Here's what it means

Scientists in Britain have detected multiple versions of the virus in wastewater. Officials say the risk to the public is extremely low and urge people to ensure their polio vaccines are up to date.

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