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More than a third of Nigerians have no access to electricity, and even those connected to the grid can't rely on it. Last year alone, the grid collapsed 12 times in Africa's most-populous country.

House Republicans put forth a proposal to fund the government that includes $30 million for lawmaker security, as Congress grapples with increasing political violence.

The World Series moves to New York Monday night for Game 3 between the Yankees and the Los Angeles Dodgers. It's a battle of two of the most storied franchises in baseball history.

No team in baseball's modern history has lost more game than this year's Chicago White Sox. On Thursday, thousands of fans came out to bid the dreadful season goodbye.

Ozzy Osbourne, dubbed "The Prince of Darkness," has died at the age of 76. His band Black Sabbath laid the foundation of heavy metal music and has inspired bands for five decades.

NPR's Student Podcast Challenge received nearly 2,000 entries from all around the country. Here are some of this year's best middle school submissions.

President Biden is making the rounds with donors in Chevy Chase, Md., Manhattan and Chicago this week. At these intimate off-camera events, his comments sometimes go beyond what he says in public.

Brazilians are flocking to see its Oscar nominated film I Am Still Here, set during the days of the country's dictatorship. Advocates hope the film might lead to a better understanding of the past.

Poets Hanif Abdurraqib, Franny Choi, Dan "Sully" Sullivan, and club founder Peter Kahn have curated a new anthology celebrating the legacy of a Chicago-area high school's spoken word club.

An atmospheric river, bringing heavy rain and winds, hit California. The large storm is also causing flooding in both the northern and southern parts of the state.