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An Expo Center Outside Washington, D.C., Now Welcomes Airlifted Afghan Refugees

For the past two weeks, thousands of Afghans have arrived in the U.S. Many passed through an enormous makeshift processing center in Virginia. We get an exclusive look inside the Dulles Expo Center.

<em>Into the Forest: A Holocaust Story of Survival, Triumph, and Love,</em> by Rebecca Frankel

'Into The Forest' Tells Story Of One Family's Escape From Nazi-Created Zhetel Ghetto

While the story of the Warsaw Ghetto uprising is well-documented, pockets of Jewish resistance surfaced in smaller ghettos across Nazi-occupied central-eastern Europe too. Zhetel is one such place.

A Taliban soldier stands guard at the gate of Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Sunday.

The Taliban Have Stopped Planes Of Evacuees From Leaving Afghanistan

At least four planes chartered to evacuate several hundred people seeking to escape the Taliban's takeover of Afghanistan have been unable to leave the country for days, officials said Sunday.

Photograph of Henry Ossawa Tanner in 1907.

Work Of First African American Painter With International Reputation Explored

Born in Pittsburgh in 1859, Henry Ossawa Tanner moved to Paris, where he found "nobody knows or cares what was the complexion of my forebears." Recent conservation work explores his artistic process.

The Optimal Regimen To Fight COVID Will Be A 3rd Shot For A Boost, Fauci Says

NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation's top infectious disease expert, about the current outlook for COVID-19 boosters, and who needs them most to get the surge under control.

School Districts Report Few Students Are Opting Out Of Mask Requirements

A temporary injunction blocking a law that bans mask mandates in schools goes into effect this week.

Oklahoma State Fair Won’t Enforce Masks, But Will Have Vaccination Booth

The Oklahoma State Fair is back this year, but mask wearing will not be enforced. Instead, it will be promoting vaccinations.

Pope Francis delivers his blessing as he recites the Angelus noon prayer from the window of his studio overlooking St.Peter's Square, at the Vatican, Sunday, Sept. 5, 2021.

Pope Francis Is Urging The World's Nations To Take In Afghan Refugees

"In these tumultuous moments, in which Afghans are seeking refuge ... I pray so that many countries welcome and protect all those seeking a new life," Francis said from St. Peter's Square on Sunday.

Idina Menzel And Kay Cannon On Their Modern Twist To The Cinderella Story

It's Cinderella with pop songs and a modern twist: NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks with actor Idina Menzel and writer/director Kay Cannon about the latest version of the classic fairy tale.

U.S. Health Officials Urge People Not To Use Deworming Medicine Ivermectin For COVID

Ivermectin is used to fight worms and other parasites in animals and humans. But people are taking it to treat COVID-19, despite warnings from experts and poisonings tied to the drug.

An Nguyen sits for a portrait at George Mason University in Fairfax, Va. Nguyen had just turned four when his father died in the 9/11 attack on the Pentagon.

They Don't Remember Their Parents Dying On 9/11. But They'll Never Forget

Many children of 9/11 victims were too young to remember their parents who died. They've grown up living with the tension between having a personal connection to the day but few, if any memories.

Hossein Mahrammi, his wife, Razia Mahrami, and their four sons came from Kabul to the U.S. on a Special Immigrant Visa or SIV in March 2017.

They Came To The U.S. As Afghan Refugees. Now They Hope Their Story Will Help Others

Scenes of violence in Afghanistan triggered painful memories for Hossein Mahrammi and his family. He says starting a new life in the U.S. wasn't easy but they've embraced the culture and customs here.

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