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In Puerto Rico, solidarity with the cause of Palestinians runs deep, in large part because of their shared colonial histories and struggles for self-determination.

An airman who died after setting himself on fire wrote that he was protesting Israel's war in Gaza. NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to scholar Michael Biggs about the history of self-immolation as protest.

The average age in Congress dropped slightly this year, but is still one of the oldest in modern history. Democrats and Republicans have both been forced to confront limitations in aging politicians.

Kevin McCarthy is now the first speaker in history to be removed by a U.S. House vote. The vote came less than a day after Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., made good on a threat to officially challenge his job.

Joe Biden continues to build a lead in polls against President Trump, and Democrats across the U.S. are raking in huge amounts in fundraising. But some question how confident the party should be.

Police say rape cases are tough because a victim's memory is often spotty. The ways trauma affects the brain is helping police in rape and sexual assault cases.

The countries share a border. Along the frontier, residents say a new barrier has disrupted everything from Arctic climate action and nuclear waste control to trade and cross-border sports leagues.

With Pride events scheduled throughout the month of June, organizers in multiple cities say the arrests in Coeur d'Alene have put safety back at the top of their agendas.

Marie Antoinette has been a subject for both biographers and novelists. Since before her beheading by French revolutionaries, her life has been analyzed and mythologized. Biographer Antonia Fraser and novelist Sena Jeter Naslund Offer a peek at the life of Marie Antoinette.

Surveillance video showed the Maryland arsonist gushing gasoline on homes before lighting fires that were sometimes explosive. One entry on his "target list" read simply, "White Privilege."