Gregory Feifer reports for NPR from Moscow, covering Russia's resurgence under President Vladimir Putin and the country's transition to the post-Putin era. He files from other former Soviet republics and across Russia, where he's observed the effects of the country's vast new oil wealth on an increasingly nationalistic society as well as Moscow's rekindling of a new Cold War-style opposition to the West.
The website restofworld got entries from 45 countries for a photo contest focusing on technology. Here are their top picks -- from facial scans for migrants to kids in a Mongolian tent transfixed by of a TV.
Ed Martin advanced bogus claims about election fraud in swing states in 2020, and he spoke at a boisterous rally in Washington the day before the siege on the Capitol.
A committee of experts that advises the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is critical in setting national vaccine policy. It's also vulnerable to political interference.
As the Trump administration carries out mass firings of the federal workforce in a push to slash government spending, it's targeting probationary workers. Here's what to know about the employee status.