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Billions of people around the world voted in elections across more than 60 countries this past year. The results provide an assessment of the state of electoral democracy on a global level.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom is laying blame for the state's homeless rates on local officials and recently proposed to cut some state money for their programs.

NPR's Scott Simon speaks to historian William Dalrymple about his latest book, "The Golden Road: How Ancient India Transformed the World."

We look at the ROAD-EO, a competition that invites garbage truck drivers to test their driving and parking skills on a tricky, timed course.

The chip company Nvidia is powering the artificial intelligence boom, and its stock has become the darling of Wall Street. Investors were closely watching whether it would live up to the hype.

In his effort to turn around an apparent electoral loss in the race for a seat on the N.C. Supreme Court, Republican Jefferson Griffin is seeking to invalidate more than 60,000 ballots, a disproportionate number of them cast by young voters, 18 to 25.

Nearly half of all land burned by wilfires in the U.S. this summer is in Oregon. These rangeland fires got few headlines, but they came at peak grazing time and are economically devastating.

In her debut memoir, acclaimed Palestinian American novelist and poet Hala Alyan describes her journey of exile, surrogacy and finding home.

Israel has carried out air strikes in Iran, killing two top Iranian military leaders. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that U.S. forces were not involved in the attack.

Air India confirmed that 241 people were killed in Thursday's deadly plane crash. The sole survivor is a British national of Indian origin.