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Shelter.Lviv in western Lviv, Ukraine has housed thousands of women and children during the war. Many are now hoping to move back home.

Shelter.Lviv started on Instagram. It's now helped house 4,000 women and children

More than 14 million people have been displaced by the war in Ukraine. One shelter in the western city of Lviv has helped thousands of women and children. It now has only about 100 occupants left.

Pennsylvania state Sen. Doug Mastriano has won the Republican primary for governor in that state. He is pictured here speaking at a campaign rally at The Fuge on May 14, 2022 in Warminster, Pennsylvania.

A far-right election denier wins GOP governor primary in swing state of Pennsylvania

GOP voters in Pennsylvania picked state Sen. Doug Mastriano as their candidate for governor, according to the AP. Mastriano has touted far-right views and election lies, drawing Trump's endorsement.

Downton Abbey is back, but this time the family is going on the road to France.

The new Downton Abbey film is here, and its creator says misery isn't compulsory

After six seasons and one movie spin-off, fans of the Crawley family have questions about the newest upcoming film; Show creator Julian Fellowes has answers.

Police officers detain a man during a protest against Russia's invasion of Ukraine in central Moscow on Thursday.

Russia arrests nearly 5,000 anti-war protesters over the weekend

Thousands turned out in cities across Russia this weekend to protest the war in Ukraine, risking arrest in a country where such demonstrations are illegal. Some were reportedly subjected to torture.

The first known interstellar meteor hit Earth in 2014, U.S. officials say

The meteor crash-landed off the coast of Papua New Guinea in January 2014.

Keke Palmer, Leiomy Maldonado, and Law Roach, hosts of <em>Legendary</em>.

What NPR critics are watching, reading and listening to this weekend

Each week, the guests and hosts on NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour share what's bringing them joy. This week: reality television, Eurovision compilations and more.

Activists holds posters against the impending execution of Nagaenthran K. Dharmalingam, sentenced to death for trafficking heroin into Singapore, during a candlelight vigil gathering outside the Singaporean Embassy in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Tuesday, April 26, 2022.

Singapore executes disabled Malaysian convicted in drug case

Supporters and lawyers of the man said he had an IQ of 69 and was intellectually disabled, and that the execution of a mentally ill person was prohibited under international human rights law.

People visit memorials Thursday for victims of the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas.

Here's what experts say police should have done in the Uvalde school shooting

"It'd be great if you had some help — but I can assure you those kids need help more than you need help," says Steve Ijames, who trains police agencies on active-shooter situations.

Smallpox vaccines being administered in Paris in 1941. When the disease was eradicated and vaccination came to a stop, that created an opening for its virus relative monkeypox.

Scientists warned us about monkeypox in 1988. Here's why they were right.

Their prediction stemmed from the eradication of smallpox. Here's what they said more than three decades ago — and how it foreshadowed events of 2022.

Police vehicles are parked outside the headquarters of the Yonkers Police Department in Yonkers, N.Y. Since 2007, the U.S. Department of Justice has been investigating the Yonkers Police Department and recommending areas for reform.

Alleged police misconduct cost Yonkers, N.Y., millions. The complaints kept coming

An NPR investigation examined records of payouts by the city and found troubling patterns: Plaintiffs alleged that police often used excessive force. And several officers were repeatedly named.

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