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Japan's bullet train just turned 60. Could it finally be coming to America?

It's been 60 years since Japan's bullet train first entered service. Could the technology be coming to Texas?

The "Pink Wheels" team in the Pakistani town of Gujranwala consists of female officers who ride pink scooters to respond to complaints from women about domestic violence and sexual assault. The officers stand in front of the "Women's Enclave," a new kind of police station, staffed by women and intended for women who want to file such complaints. At right is Tayyiba Hameed, 32, who is on the staff of the Women's Enclave.

She says her husband tried to kill her. Enter the 'Pink Wheels' squad

How do you encourage women to report domestic violence? In one Pakistani city, there's a new strategy: sending in female cops on pink scooters.

Derrick Johnson, president and CEO of the NAACP, seen here in a 2019 photo, is expected to be one of the headlining speakers on the DNC’s main stage Monday night.

NAACP president tells NPR his eye is on the campaigns’ economic proposals

Derrick Johnson, who is expected to speak Monday night at the DNC, says young Black voters in particular are more excited about the election with Vice President Harris as the nominee.

This mountain hamlet hit by Helene flooding preps for a winter without power

Most of the people who live in Poplar, N.C, are seniors. One priority is securing propane and kerosene heaters to keep them warm when it turns cold.

Patrick Hall at Gettysburg College in Gettysburg, Pa. An investigation is underway at the college, where one student is no longer enrolled after being found liable in a case where a racial slur was carved on the chest of another student.

Student exits Gettysburg College after racial slur is carved on teammate

Earlier this month, a Gettysburg College student used a box cutter to write a racial slur on another student's chest during a social gathering on campus. The incident is under campus investigation.

Pinellas County residents fill sandbags at John Chestnut Park in Palm Harbor, Florida on Sunday.

Hurricane Milton projected to reach Category 4 strength before landfall in Florida

Hurricane Milton is expected to reach maximum wind speeds of 145 miles per hour. The National Hurricane Center urged Florida residents to complete storm preparations and seek safety before Wednesday.

Asbury Park Brewery Announces Collab Beer With The Gaslight Anthem

A local brewery has collaborated with local favorites as part of homecoming.

'We want answers': Hundreds of families in limbo after China ends overseas adoptions

Families from the U.S. and around the world had been waiting years to meet the boy or girl they were set to adopt from China. This week, they learned that China is no longer allowing international adoptions.

Canadian Cultural Heritage Deputy Minister, Isabelle Mondou, left, and Andrea Clark-Grignon, Head of Public Affairs, unveil a photographic portrait known as 'The Roaring Lion', of Britain's Prime Minister Winston Churchill.

An iconic Churchill photo stolen in Canada and found in Italy is ready to return

Canadian and Italian dignitaries marked the successful recovery of a portrait of Winston Churchill known as "The Roaring Lion," stolen in Canada and recovered in Italy after a two-year search.

Heman Bekele is <em>Time's</em> "2024 Kid of the Year," honored for his work on a cancer-fighting soap. Last year he won a $25,000 prize from 3M for his research. Above, he's pictured with 3M mentor, Deborah Isabelle, who's said of Bekele, "he's going to continue to inspire other young people to realize that science can make a positive difference."<br>

Our interview with "TIME's 2024 Kid of the Year," inventor of a cancer-fighting soap

Last year NPR interviewed Heman Bekele about his invention of a soap to fight skin cancer. He was motivated by his childhood in Ethiopia: He saw people working in the sun and thought of health risks.

In break with tradition, the Teamsters will not endorse a presidential candidate

The International Brotherhood of Teamsters, a union of 1.3 million workers, will not endorse Vice President Harris or former President Donald Trump for president, after decades of backing Democrats.

A damaged bus is shown after several people were killed and dozens injured after the commercial bus overturned on Interstate 20 early Saturday in Warren County, Miss., according to the Mississippi Highway Patrol.

Mississippi bus crash kills 7 and injures 37

Seven people were killed and dozens were injured in Mississippi after a commercial bus overturned on Interstate 20 on Saturday morning. The bus was traveling near Bovina in Warren County.

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