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Iran's Maj. Gen. Qassem Soleimani was long on the U.S. radar. So why was he allowed to move freely throughout the Middle East for years, and why did President Trump decide to act now?

NPR's Audie Cornish talks with Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., following the U.S. drone strike that killed Iranian military commander Qassem Soleimani at the Baghdad airport early Friday morning.

Marijuana sales began with more than $3 million in sales on New Year’s Day. Backers of the law, however, say that news ought to take a back seat to the…

Surveillance video taken outside of former Nissan executive's Tokyo home shows him leaving the house around noon. The new evidence appears to debunk theories that he escaped in a large box.

One of Hawaii's most threatened seabirds, the Newell's shearwater, makes its home on the island of Kauai. Conservationists there are fighting to keep the iconic bird from disappearing.

A new book, The Joy of Movement, offers more motivation to exercise. It's not just about getting fit or looking good: Exercise can give you courage, pleasure and better friendships.

Here are some of stories that made us smile. Bonus: Learn secrets of happiness from Nepalis and from hunter-gatherers.

NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Ofra Bloch about her documentary Afterward. Having grown up surrounded by Holocaust survivors, Bloch decided to examine her long-held belief that Germans were bad.

The NFL playoffs are here. Is the Super Bowl a realistic goal for the teams that kick off the postseason this weekend? And we remember the man who ruled the NBA with an iron fist and compassion.

More black Americans are moving south, changing the demographics of major metropolitan areas. We look at how these moves are shifting the political landscape.