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This summer, Kenyan artists came to Washington, D.C., for the Smithsonian Folklife Festival. Some of them make their living by turning trash into sculptures, jewelry and igloos.

India's Supreme Court is hearing arguments in the historic case this week, years after it decriminalized gay sex. India could become the second place in Asia to allow marriage equality, after Taiwan.

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with journalist and author Scott Anderson about Iran's power structure after the killing of Ali Larijani, the head of Iran's Supreme National Security Council.

Darrell Anderson became the first male flight attendant for Frontier Airlines in the 1970s, a time when the role was predominantly female. He talks about the experience with a former colleague.

States with the lowest vaccination rates are clustered in the South and the Southwest. But there's one standout, New Mexico, where health officials now say some counties are close to 90% vaccinated.

The Senate voted around 2 a.m. Friday to confirm retired Air Force Lt. Gen. Dan Caine as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Trump plucked him from retirement to be his top military adviser.

U.S. counterterrorism official Joe Kent became the first senior Trump administration member to resign over the Iran war. Israel killed two top Iranian officials, dealing another blow to the regime.

The world's largest democratic polling exercise will take place until early June, in which Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeks to win a third term in a landslide.

Jessie Diggins, America's most successful cross country skier, raced for the final time this weekend, wrapping up her career in Lake Placid, New York.

Sales of existing homes fell more than 2% in July, as rising mortgage rates kept many would-be buyers and sellers on the sidelines.