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Elections held in Donetsk and Luhansk have been condemned by the Ukrainian government, the U.S. and European countries.

Iranian officials are lashing out at a U.N. report portraying Iranians as suffering from an opaque justice system, regular oppression of women and religious persecution under President Hassan Rouhani.

It began with a bus crash and protests over the team's name and ended with a 29-26 loss to the Minnesota Vikings.

NPR's Arun Rath talks to historian Nancy Cohen about why women are under-represented in elected office, and why many of the biases we expect don't actually exist.

We're way beyond instant replays. Last year, the NBA began tracking the movements of players in every single game, and this season, new tech gadgetry is popping up on some arena's big screens.

For the second time, the U.S. Supreme Court hears arguments in a case that combines Middle East policy with the dueling foreign policy roles of the president and Congress.

President Obama rallied supporters in Michigan, Pennsylvania and Connecticut. The last-minute swing was unusual for a president who's kept a relatively low profile on the campaign trail this year.

Days before Tuesday's midterm elections, NPR's Steve Inskeep has been meeting with voters in Colorado. It's the scene of an intense Senate race — and also mirrors the way the nation is evolving.

The election outlook is promising for the GOP. But there are a few scenarios that could have America waiting well beyond Nov. 4 to know which party controls the Senate.

More than half a million immigrants nationwide took advantage of the policy that protects against deportation and offers a work permit for those who…