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South Korean protesters took to the streets this week, angry over a new trade deal that would allow the importation of U.S. beef. Fears of mad cow disease prompted a ban on U.S. beef several years ago. South Korean trade officials visiting Washington this week are hoping to reach a compromise that will calm fears at home.

A group of volunteers in West Virginia makes sure preschoolers in areas with no libraries or bookstores get books to read.

A group of volunteers in West Virginia makes sure preschoolers in areas with no libraries or bookstores get books to read.

Call it homefield advantage, call it national pride. Italy's athletes are shining in the Winter Olympics underway in Milan and the Alps.

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Oregon Gov. Kate Brown about how her state is prepping for possible communal spread of the novel coronavirus.

Juan Guaidó has returned home following a trip to the U.S. to meet President Trump and attend the World Economic Forum in Davos. He defied a travel ban imposed by the regime of Nicolás Maduro.

Hong Kong is being forced to innovate as the city struggles with the high number of people who need to be tested and are placed under quarantine.

Nearly 6,000 students from China attend the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The spreading coronavirus is further isolating and complicating the lives of international students.

Former Vice President Joe Biden vowed that, if elected, his administration would "lead by science." Sen. Bernie Sanders urged President Trump to declare a national emergency.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Afghan college student Hakim Ahmadzai about differences he's experienced in Kabul since a seven-day reduction in violence agreement has been in effect.