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European sanctions on Russia have caused massive traffic back-ups along the Latvian border. The war has also put the region's inhabitants in the middle of two hostile power blocs.

Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld has nominated a four-star general to take command of U.S. forces in Iraq. Gen. George W. Casey, Jr. would replace Lt. Gen. Ricardo Sanchez. Colleagues say Casey has demonstrated the ability to work closely with U.S. diplomats, a skill that will be needed in Iraq when the U.S. embassy goes into business in July. NPR's Michele Kelemen reports.

India's satirists are turning Prime Minister Narendra Modi into a punch line — and the government is hitting back.

It was a great year for lyricists, says All Songs Considered host Bob Boilen. His favorite albums of the year are proof of that richness.

NPR's Michel Martin talks to rapper and entrepreneur Percy Miller, aka Master P, about why he's jumping into the packaged food business as many companies reexamine their racist imagery.

With an additional $75,000 grant approved by the Peoria City Council, Central Illinois Friends is on the way to building a new clinic and community center for Peoria's LGBTQ+ community.

The Princeton Review's guide to colleges comes out Tuesday. Colleges fiercely compete to be No. 1 for most of the categories in the guide. That's not the case for the dubious distinction of top party school in the nation.

"In the horrific hierarchy of white nationalist beliefs, they really consider Jews their primary enemy," the journalist says of the suspect in the Pittsburgh shooting Saturday.

Several wildfires are burning in the western U.S., and one of the most dangerous is the Line Fire in San Bernardino County, Calif.

Ending an era at the Internet's biggest search company, Google co-founders Sergey Brin and Larry Page end their leadership roles. Sundar Pichai will become CEO of Google and its parent, Alphabet.