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A long-time legal battle over ownership of interstate groundwater concluded Monday, when the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of the City of Memphis.

NPR's Melissa Block reflects on the results of an annual survey about what most scares Americans. The nation's health care system, pollution and another world war rank in the top 10.

NPR Music's Stephen Thompson breaks down the 2019 Oscar nominees for best original song.

The bodies were discovered during a search of a rural property near the town of Henryetta, agency spokesman Gerald Davidson said.

Satellite mapping has uncovered in Darfur a buried lakebed the size of Massachusetts. Scientists think its water may have seeped into a reservoir underneath it. If that's the case, it could help ease fighting in one of the driest places on Earth.

A roundup of key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

On vacation in France and away from the news, NPR's Scott Simon enjoyed people-watching and tells us about it.

Sami Malik, national communications officer for UNICEF in Pakistan, talks with Robert Siegel about aid efforts for parts of Pakistan devastated by Saturday's earthquake.

The alluvial plain that is the Mississippi Delta was once home to a thriving cotton plantation economy. But the decline of manual labor and exodus of manufacturing jobs have made difficult conditions worse in one of the nation's poorest regions.

When he retired, Army Col. David Hackworth was a highly decorated Vietnam War veteran. He was also highly disillusioned with the military. He went on to become a journalist and an advocate for military reforms. Hackworth died Wednesday at age 74 in Tijuana, Mexico, where he was in treatment for bladder cancer.