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Crude oil prices hit their highest levels in years — then took a U-turn — as the powerful oil cartel, OPEC, squabbles over how much to produce. This is what that means for you and the economy.

A California man is facing conspiracy charges for his alleged role in the Jan. 6 riot. Alan Hostetter's journey went from teaching yoga in Orange County to leading the riot at the U.S. Capitol.

The Defense Department canceled its $10 billion cloud contract called JEDI, planning instead to hire multiple vendors. Amazon sued after its loss to Microsoft, seeking to depose Donald Trump.

Billionaire Richard Branson is about to head to space. The founder of Virgin Galactic, along with five others, will launch into space on Sunday in his Unity rocket.

The city's initial two-week lockdown has been extended, officials say, because only 9% of Australia's population is fully vaccinated against COVID-19.

U.S. military officials say the withdrawal from Afghanistan is nearly complete. At the same time, a spat has broken out about how U.S. forces withdrew from the last big base.

Thanks to falling COVID-19 infection rates and rising vaccinations, France's Cannes Film Festival has returned with couture glamour and cinematic ambition.

Pools in Philadelphia have been closed since before the pandemic began. After scrambling to rebuild its lifeguard roster, the city has reopened most of its pools for the first time in two years.

Feral hogs cause millions of dollars in damage each year, and encouraging hunting is one way states try to control them. Some state officials believe banning hunting is the key to controlling them.

NPR's Noel King talks to Dr. Ashish Jha of Brown University's School of Public Health about a study that Pfizer's vaccine could be less effective against the Delta variant than previous strains.