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The United Nations secretary general has announced a ceasefire deal for a vital port city on the Red Sea. If it works, it would allow humanitarian aid into the country.

Police say they have shot dead the man they believe killed three people and critically injured six others in the French city of Strasbourg on Tuesday.

As Congress gets closer to passing an overhaul of the federal criminal justice system, NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, about how the legislation will affect federal inmates.

President Trump says director of the Office of Management and Budget Mick Mulvaney will be acting White House chief of staff, replacing John Kelly at the end of the year.

Rapper Sean Forbes and percussionist Evelyn Glennie tell NPR's Scott Simon about their performance with the Detroit Philharmonic called "The Deaf And Loud Symphonic Experience."

Voters in four states have approved ballot measures to rein in partisan gerrymandering. In New Jersey, democratic lawmakers rejected a plan that would have given them an advantage in future elections.

David Greene talks to GOP analyst Scott Jennings, former special assistant to President George W. Bush, about what the week looks like for Republicans ahead of a potential partial government shutdown.

Historian David Blight's new biography describes Douglass' escape from slavery, his passionate leadership in the abolitionist movement and his gift as a writer and orator.

Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke ends his tenure having successfully pushed President Trump's agenda of "energy dominance," but leaving conservationists disappointed.

Ukraine has taken another step in separating itself from Russian domination by establishing its own Orthodox church — a move which has angered the Kremlin and Russian Orthodox leaders.