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Israel announced the release of the two hostages, mother and daughter Judith and Natalie Raanan of Illinois, on Friday. The pair was captured during Hamas' attack in southern Israel on Oct. 7.

Brazilians go to the polls to pick their next president in, perhaps, the country's most divisive election ever. The lead candidates are polar opposites on the political spectrum.

Pope Francis used to call the tiny Christian congregation in Gaza at their church almost every night. Now they say they feel "orphaned" by his death.

Mais Istanbelli left her home in Aleppo before the civil war began Syria. She's in Sweden, but her family is still in Syria. She tells NPR's Scott Simon what she's hearing from her relatives back home.

Tom Stoppard is remembered as a playwright whose wit and curiosity reshaped modern theater.

The Israeli company NSO Group is accused of helping Saudi Arabia track dissidents, including slain columnist Jamal Khashoggi. The company has been in controversy before.

Heavy rain flooding roadways and snarled travel in New York and New Jersey, causing governors of both states to declare states of emergency.

Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro is using social media to crack down on government opponents and glorify security forces.

Three House chairmen are demanding that more than a dozen officials from the Justice Department, IRS and secret service recount details of their investigation of President Biden's son, Hunter.

The executive director of the Baltimore International Seafarers' Center provides insight into how crew members still aboard the Dali, and several other ships stuck in the Baltimore Harbor are faring.