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When the Taliban took over Afghanistan last month, the U.S. treasury department froze $7 billion in Afghan government funds. Now, the Biden administration has decided what it will do the money.

Every year around the time of the Super Bowl, birding enthusiasts celebrate a different phenomenon with the same "#superbowl" hashtag: the Superb Owl.

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Fiona Hill, former intelligence officer on Russia and Eurasian affairs and former National Security Council member, on the tensions between Russia, the U.S. and Ukraine.

Whether Russia is serious about the effort is complicated. The Biden administration had pushed the Kremlin to take action against ransomware, which cost U.S. businesses billions in the last year.

The key U.S.-Canada border crossing is open after protests against COVID-19 restrictions closed it for almost a week. But, protesters in trucks remain in the center of the Canadian capital of Ottawa.

The Los Angels Rams beat the Cincinnati Bengals 23-20 in Sunday's Super Bowl. The game and halftime show eclipsed a collection of uninspired commercials.

NPR's Rachel Martin talks to former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine John Herbst, about the latest attempts by Western leaders to defuse the threat of a Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Valentine's Day is a time to celebrate romance and love and kissy-face fealty. But the ancient Romans had bloodier, drunker and more naked notions to mark the occasion.

The U.S.-Canada border crossing reopened late Sunday after protests against COVID-19 restrictions closed it for almost a week. The crossing normally carries 25% of all trade between the two countries.

Author and Oscar-winning screenwriter Larry McMurtry has died; he was a beloved but unsentimental chronicler of the American West whose works included Lonesome Dove and The Last Picture Show.