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Dozens of American parents who were in the process of adopting children from Ukraine are stuck in limbo as the war with Russia grinds on with no end in sight.

This year's back-to-school shopping season lands as the U.S. sees the highest inflation in four decades. How will high prices affect spending?

The tennis tournament saw players on both the women's and men's side winning the championship for the first time, and Serena Williams may have played in her final tournament.

One-quarter of the way through the NFL season, there are already some surprising breakout teams and unexpected upsets. Renee Montagne speaks to Andy Benoit, author of Touchdown 2005: Everything You Need to Know About the NFL This Year, about the season.

The men, whose confessions conflicted with evidence at the scene, were cleared in the 1995 killing of a clerk who was set on fire in a New York subway toll booth.

An NPR Music producer recalls how a single singer from a bygone day triggered his love of opera. Once he heard the warmth and power of tenor Enrico Caruso's voice, he had to hear more.

Philadelphia habitually greases the light poles in Center City to keep jubilant fans earthbound after a big win. Fans sometimes treat these safety measures like a dare.

The Hall of Fame member worked with some of the sport's biggest stars, including Andre Agassi and Monica Seles, and founded a Florida academy that revolutionized the development of young athletes.

It's the end of the year and time to dive into NPR's Books We Love series.

In search of a new edge to their health care efforts, President Obama and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi have turned their guns on the insurance industry. They're counting on Americans' distrust of insurance companies to shore up wavering support for the President's health care agenda. The insurance industry says its impressive profits do not mean it is adding substantially to the cost of health care.