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The capital region has produced two of the U.S. Olympic team's eight speedskaters. Nearly a third of the short track speedskaters who qualified for Olympic trials this year came from D.C.-area clubs.

Since Nov. 4, Prince Alwaleed bin Talal has been holed up, along with dozens of other wealthy Saudis, in what amounted to a plush prison on vague corruption allegations.

A suicide bombing in Kabul, Afghanistan has killed at least 95 and wounded even more. NPR's Scott Simon talks with photojournalist Andrew Quilty who arrived at the site of the blast within minutes.

As the U.S. issues more sanctions over the Ukraine conflict and Russia's annexation of Crimea, Crimean leader Sergei Aksyonov speaks with NPR in Simferopol and lays out his vision for the region.

It was a medical miracle: Surgery that made it possible for babies born with heart defects to live to adulthood. But for some, those mended hearts start to falter decades later.

One year into the Trump administration there are thousands of rank-and-file vacancies and hundreds in key management posts. A government shutdown and hiring freeze has led to a beleaguered workforce.

Russian police dragged opposition leader Alexei Navalny from a march in Moscow and carried him feet-first into a van. Earlier Russian authorities appeared to raid his headquarters,

The Black Car Fund provides workers' compensation and other benefits for 125,000 taxi, Lyft and other drivers. It may offer a template for establishing benefits for the growing freelance workforce.

A research review suggests reminding people when their vaccinations are due or overdue increases the number of people who get immunized.

Are you strict, pushover or right down the middle? These nine questions could help you find the right balance when it comes to your kids and digital devices.