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Some of the most-read NPR Parallels stories looked at how North Korean nuclear tests could get even more terrifying, a disastrous speech by Britain's Theresa May and the popularity of Uighur models.

Three times in three days this week, President Trump said he would force the government to shut down if Democrats do not agree to fund a wall with Mexico and make changes to immigration laws.

Nearly all economists in a recent poll believe growth is "likely to be negatively affected" by the automatic federal spending cuts set to go into effect starting Friday. The $85 billion in cuts could have wide-ranging impacts, from military spending to consumer confidence.

U.S. veterans reflect on their time in Afghanistan as they watch the Taliban take power, uncertain of the fate of the people they know from their time at war.

The companies are asking customers to throw away the potentially affected products immediately.

Russian President Vladimir Putin tried to claim victory in the strategic port of Mariupol on Thursday, even as he ordered his troops not to storm the last pocket of Ukrainian resistance.

An undersea volcano erupted near the Pacific nation of Tonga, sending tsunami waves crashing across the shore there and around the Pacific, including a surges along the U.S. West Coast.

What to Expect When You Are Expecting is a perennial best-seller, but its detailed descriptions of virtually every moment of pregnancy can also make mothers-to-be a little crazy. Some women in pregnancy crave all that information, but for others, it's information overload.

Indiana bullied its way into the history books Monday night, toppling Miami 27-21 to put the finishing touch on a rags-to-riches story, an undefeated season and the national title.

The South faces record-breaking heat. Over $200 billion in pandemic business loans appear to be fraudulent. The Supreme Court rejects the controversial independant state leglistatures theory.