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The U.S. seized an oil tanker in the North Atlantic after a two-week pursuit spanning thousands of miles from the Caribbean. During the chase, the vessel changed its name and raised a Russian flag.

Senators are expected to vote Thursday on another resolution to limit the Trump administration's military intervention in Venezuela. NPR speaks with one of its sponsors, Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va.

The college football playoff semifinals get underway Thursday with the University of Mississippi taking on Miami in the Fiesta Bowl. On Friday, top-ranked Indiana faces Oregon in the Peach Bowl.

More than 1,000 stranded passengers spent the night at Amsterdam's international airport as snow and ice that is pummeling parts of Europe grounded hundreds of flights.

President Donald Trump abruptly changed his tone Wednesday about his Colombian counterpart, Gustavo Petro, saying they had exchanged a friendly phone call and he'd even invited the leader of the South American country to the White House.

The Democrat from Maryland is the longest-serving Democrat in Congress, and was once a rival to become House speaker. Hoyer will announce Thursday he is set to retire at the end of his term.

Most of the targets are U.N.-related agencies, commissions and advisory panels that focus on climate, labor and other issues that the Trump administration has categorized as catering to diversity and "woke" initiatives.

There’s no shortage of what to see, hear, and do at any time in Nevada. Here are some highlighted cultural events for the week starting January 7.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Brian O'Hara, the police chief in Minneapolis, about the shooting in which an ICE agent killed a 37-year-old woman.

Other than President Maduro, Venezuela's new leadership looks a lot like the old. We look at who's in charge.