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A group of leaders from the United Methodist Church announced a plan Friday to split the Protestant denomination over its beliefs on same-sex marriage and LGBTQ clergy.

China summoned the U.S. ambassador and issued a sharp response over the legislation, which allows the U.S. to sanction individuals who violate Hong Kong residents' rights.

Advocates for the homeless worry that Robert Marbut, a consultant who has been hired by many cities, will roll back the successes of arranging housing for the homeless.

Participants in the U.K. experimental study dramatically reduced their average alcohol intake for months after the initial dose. Ketamine has also been used to treat severe depression.

Ukraine's new president still has not made it to the White House. But, Ukrainian officials say they are looking forward to a visit to Kyiv by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.

Changes in Wisconsin and North Carolina mean absentee ballots that are postmarked by Election Day will count, if received within six and nine days of the election, respectively.

In Northern California, the deadly Bear Fire forced the evacuation of parts of the town of Paradise, which nearly burned to the ground in 2018. For Camp Fire survivors, the trauma is all coming back.

Nursing homes have been hit hard by COVID-19, but one Maryland facility has had no deaths or infections. NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks to director Dr. Derrick DeWitt about how he kept everyone safe.

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro discusses the situation with Iran and the attacks on ships in the Middle East with foreign affairs expert Robin Wright.

Audie Cornish talks with Vali Nasr, Dean of the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies, who says tensions between the U.S. and Iran were manufactured by the Trump administration.