In the 1970s, a landmark federal law gave children with disabilities a right to a free, public education, and offered federal money to help. Today, many schools say that money isn't enough.

Krakow, Poland, has one of the oldest Christmas markets in Europe. NPR correspondent Brian Mann spent a day exploring -- and dancing.

A Mr. Bean-style comic, a pygmy hippo and a Filipino teen who's been doing dance videos since she was 9 years old: we look at this year's top TikToks of the Global South.

A lesser-known amphibious landing along France's Mediterranean played a big role in liberating the country from the Nazis. Those troops were under French command, but hailed mostly from Africa.

The governor of Damascus -- speaking for his direct boss Ahmed al-Sharaa, the newly installed leader of Syria -- says the government wants to facilitate cordial relations between Israel and Syria.

The burst of new laws follows a landmark Supreme Court ruling and reflects public frustration with record-high homelessness.

Photographer Brian Kelley speaks with NPR's Sarah McCammon about "Parks 2," a new book packed with photos, memorabilia and essays about our country's national parks.

Russia launches Christmas Day attacks on Ukrainian energy infrastructure, Honda and Nissan are in merger talks, and Nigeria's president defends economic reforms despite worsening crisis.

Happy Kwanzaa! Kenya Parham and Tonya Hopkins, speaking to NPR in 2022, dish on what makes a Kwanzaa feast.

While many newspapers are outsourcing their printing, or going online-only, a small daily in Saranac Lake, New York, is still running its own presses and has no plans to change the tradition.

Nigeria's president is defending his economic reforms, which have led to the worst economic crisis in decades. Poverty levels have soared. Fuel costs have more than tripled and people are hungry.

It's been more than two years since the Supreme Court overturned a federal right to abortion and gave the issue to the states. 2025 could be the year states start battling each other in court.