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From his home in Lahore, Khan told NPR's Steve Inskeep why he's calling for early elections, as well as why he rejects his removal from power in April via a vote of no confidence.

A glimpse into life under the drug cartels in the Mexican border city of Matamoros — the scene of the recent kidnap and murder of some American tourists.

Retailers have dropped a flurry of financial reports. They paint a messy and conflicting picture about our consumer economy.

In Maui, NPR joined a tour boat operator to see the grassroots initiative the local surfing community and neighbors started to fill in gaps not currently being filled by official channels.

Author Isabel Quintero and illustrator Zeke Peña worked together on My Papi Has a Motorcycle, a homage to Quintero's childhood in California's Inland Empire, and to her hard-working father.

It's Megan Rapinoe's last World Cup, and it could be Marta's, too. From winter weather to new faces to watch, here's what to know about this year's tournament in Australia and New Zealand.

Two months after hundreds of tons of toxic waste were dumped in and around the West African city of Abidjan, in Ivory Coast, the putrid stench and poisonous fumes have faded. But the international scandal has not.

Millions of people go to Bangkok for medical care. These medical tourists, who get everything from face-lifts to heart-bypass operations, have helped boost the Thai economy. But doctors are so busy, Thais are having trouble getting care.

President Obama says his plan to help stem the tide of foreclosures will help up to 9 million homeowners. As he unveiled the plan in Phoenix Wednesday, the president said the collapse of the housing market is reverberating across the financial markets, and threatening the entire U.S. economy. David Wessel, of The Wall Street Journal talks with Steve Inskeep about the president's plan that is estimated to cost $75 billion.

For too long the Old English poem has long been perceived as a "masculine text," says Maria Dahvana Headley. Her new adaptation is told from the perspective of Grendel's mother.