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Kurdish forces in northern Syria relied on American troops to help them maintain control of the region. Now, they are aligning themselves with Syrian forces that are backed by Russia.

Physical and verbal abuse are a shockingly common experience for mothers, a new study in The Lancet reports.

The artist says his father's early misgivings about his chosen career became a source of motivation: "He gave me the determination to make something of myself." John's new memoir is called Me.

A 400-person, 70-vessel recovery effort is working to minimize the potential environmental damage from a capsized cargo ship off the Georgia coast.

By the 1980s, fewer than 50 Hawaiians under age 18 could speak their language. A handful of second-language speakers took it upon themselves to start a school where everything is taught in Hawaiian.

NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Jennifer Cafarella, research director at the Institute for the Study of War, about the status of ISIS detainees in the middle of the chaos in Syria.

Kurdish forces once allied with the U.S. in the fight against ISIS have forged a new alliance with Syria after Washington abandoned them. The deal has sparked a new exodus of people from the region.

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Kami Chavis, professor of law and director of the criminal justice program at Wake Forest University, about the Texas woman who was shot and killed in her home by police.

Idaho's potato industry — which supplies more than 30% of the country's spuds — is in jeopardy. Cold weather has hit the region and not all of the potatoes have been harvested.

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Democratic strategist David Axelrod and Republican strategist Mike Murphy ahead of Tuesday night's Democratic presidential primary debate in Westerville, Ohio.