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Soprano Anna Netrebko, performing in Vienna, Austria in 2019.

Anna Netrebko, a Russian star tied to Putin, is out at the Metropolitan Opera

The famed New York opera house said Thursday that the soprano will not appear there this season or next, after she declined to distance herself from Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Are you worried about inflation or a falling stock market shrinking your savings?

NPR wants to know how you're being affected by falling stock values or the rising price of gas, food and utilities.

Neighborhoods are separated by barriers as part of lockdown measures in Shanghai to prevent the spread of the highly transmissible omicron variant.

Voices from Shanghai: The trials of living through a massive COVID lockdown

China's lockdown and quarantine policy is testing the limits of the city of 26 million. Parents were separated from kids. And there's not enough staff for the elderly residents of care centers.

Roman Abramovich, pictured at a 2016 match in London, is facing an asset freeze and U.K. travel ban just a week after he announced plans to sell Chelsea Football Club.

The U.K. sanctions Roman Abramovich, halting his plan to sell Chelsea Football Club

The Russian billionaire faces an asset freeze and travel ban, just a week after he announced plans to sell the club. The U.K. government aims to shield players and fans from the sanctions' impact.

A pedestrian passes a mural of rap pioneer Jam Master Jay of Run-DMC in 2020 in Queens. A man charged in the slaying of Run-DMC legend once filmed a brazen rap video in front of the mural, prosecutors say in court papers opposing the defendant's release on bail.

Jam Master Jay's accused killer rapped in front of memorial mural, prosecutors say

In court papers opposing bail, prosecutors cited several instances when Karl Jordan Jr. proved himself a danger to the community by openly bragging about dealing drugs and possessing guns.

Jon Bernthal plays Baltimore police officer Wayne Jenkins on HBO's We Own This City.

HBO's 'We Own This City' is the closest fans will get to a sequel of 'The Wire'

Executive producers George Pelecanos and David Simon first teamed up on The Wire.

April Fools' Day might be the world's longest-running joke. No one knows how it began

The true history of April Fools' has been a mystery for ages. The theories around its origin story have involved everything from Roman gods and fake popes to the Gregorian calendar and gullible fish.

Supporters of Florida's recently signed Parental Rights in Education law demonstrate at the Duval County Public Schools building in Jacksonville, Fla., on May 3.

Accusations of 'grooming' are the latest political attack — with homophobic origins

Old accusations of LGBTQ people "grooming" and "recruiting" children have gained new traction. When have we heard this before? What counternarrative are activists using to win over public opinion?

Political newcomer Carrick Flynn, right, has raised millions of dollars from outside groups ranging from one backed by a 30-year-old crypto billionaire to another that is backed by congressional Democratic leaders.

Bitter feuds and crypto ties: Inside one of the most expensive Democratic primaries

The race in the newly created district has seen party infighting, mysterious ties to cryptocurrency and a complaint to the Federal Election Commission.

Interior Secretary Deb Haaland speaks with reporters on Feb. 15 about visiting several communities and sites in Mississippi to honor individuals and events that advanced the civil rights movement.

The U.S. looks to replace a derogatory name used hundreds of times on federal lands

The Department of the Interior wants the public to comment on name replacements for the more than 660 geographic features that contain a racial slur referring to Native Americans.

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