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Whether competing on America's Next Top Model or acting in Lee Daniels' The Butler, Yaya Alafia has never shied away from issues of race and identity.

The annual Iditarod sled dog race came to a historic finish in Nome, Alaska, on Tuesday. For the first time all top-three finishers claim Alaska Native heritage.

On the second day of a landmark trip to Iraq, Pope Francis traveled to the the city of Najaf to meet Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, before visiting what is believed to be the birthplace of Abraham.

Victor Wembanyama is seen as a lock for the NBA's San Antonio Spurs to select in the draft. He hopes to reproduce the championship success of other French players, like Tony Parker.

NPR's Scott Detrow talks with New York City's comptroller, Brad Lander, about what he says is a failed policy to deal with homeless encampments by the city.

The Washington Democrat walked back comments she made over the weekend in which she called Israel a "racist state."

Virginia lawmakers wrapped up the final details of the legislative session this week, with three leaders who have drawn criticism and controversy still at the helm.

White House senior adviser Jared Kushner met with the special counsel's office for seven or eight hours and may now be out of the woods legally — or on his way.

The directors of supervision and enforcement at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau stepped down, citing the stop work orders issued by Russell Vought, the agency's new acting director.

As President Donald Trump continues to fill political appointments, his nomination for the top science job at the U.S. Department of Agriculture is...