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A submarine deal between the U.S., U.K. and Australia counters China but has infuriated France, which had its own deal to sell subs canceled and is wary of U.S. aims.

The dacha — a Russian summer home that can be anything from a shack to an oligarch's faux chateau — is both an escape from the city and a state of mind that permeates the country's life and culture.

NPR's Sarah McCammon talks with writer Jelani Cobb about a new collection of work from The New Yorker, "The Matter of Black Lives." Cobb co-edited it and wrote the introduction.

Some people with COVID-19 have symptoms that last for months - it's known as long COVID. Scientists now think long COVID is likely three different syndromes lumped into one.

Media coverage of college sports has been a mix of entertainment and boosterism. But today, as college athlete rights have become a major issue, the journalism is getting more hard-edged.

NPR's Elissa Nadworny talks to Betsy Mayotte of the Institute of Student Loan Advisors about the latest extension on the student loan pause and what borrowers can do to prepare for repayments.

Taro Kono is seen as a political maverick with liberal views on social policy. He is popular with the public, but his own party's power brokers may hesitate to make him the leader next week.

Thousands of Haitians are gathered in a Texas border city after crossing into the U.S. from Mexico. Some of them were flown back to Haiti in an effort to deter others from crossing into the U.S.

A cash offer is hard to beat. It used to be that only wealthy people and investors had the money. But now some lenders are helping the rest of us do it too, even if you don't actually have the cash.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Lillian Guerra, a University of Florida professor of Cuban history, about this week's protests in Cuba and the role of U.S. foreign policy in the nation's struggles.