The 1,500 people had been serving long prison sentences that would have been shorter under today's laws and practices. They ...

President Biden commuted the sentences of 1,500 people and pardoned 39 others in the lhe largest act of clemency for a day.

The FIFA games in 2034 will bring the world to Saudi Arabia, a crowning moment as the country overhauls its economy and rebrands itself on the global stage.

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Gov. Jared Polis about his thoughts on the incoming Trump administration, and the power of pardons.

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Co-host A Martinez and NPR gaming editor James Mastromarino discuss the nominees of this year's Game Awards and their significance in gaming culture.

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The road to Damascus tells the story of a new Syria emerging from 54 years of authoritarian rule by one family, the Assads. Today's Syria is no longer theirs.

Syrians living inside and outside their country are trying to figure out what comes next after the Assad regime fell. We hear from Syrians along the road from Lebanon to Damascus.

A father wonders why his father-in-law keeps neglecting to mention his daughter in his annual newsletter to family. It ...

Scientists have identified two types of brain cells in the abdomen that appear to control different aspects of digestion.