President Bashar Assad and his father, Hafez Assad, combined to rule Syria for more than 50 years, always with an iron fist ...
The Syrian government collapsed early Sunday, falling to a lightning rebel offensive that seized control of the capital of ...
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In Generation Barney, member station Connecticut Public explores how Barney the Dinosaur shaped a generation of kids. Here's some of the podcast's first episode in which host Sabrina Herrera guides us ...
It has been a dramatic week in Syria as the country's long-stagnant civil war, which began in the early 2010s, has reignited. Insurgent groups have taken over big cities long controlled by Syrian ...
This week, President-elect Donald Trump tapped tech and aerospace billionaire and private astronaut Jared Isaacman to lead NASA. Isaacman has been to space twice, and in his most recent trip in ...
BEIRUT — The Syrian government appeared to have fallen early Sunday in a stunning end to the 50-year rule of the Assad family ...
The insurgents' march across Syria gained speed on Saturday with news that they had reached the suburbs of the capital and with the government denying rumors that President Assad had fled the country.
Weary Ukrainian civilians escaping war arrive every day. They come from the chain of coal mining towns that line this ...
The holidays can be a challenging time for people who are grieving loved ones. For NPR's Life Kit, Julia Furlan talked to grief experts about ways you can support a friend or loved one who's grieving.
If, like me, you are a fan of the science fiction author Ted Chiang, you know he doesn't publish as often as some of his peers. TED CHIANG: I wish I, you know, wrote faster. I can't claim any moral ...