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A U.S. Air Force member releases a weather balloon from the deck of the U.S.S. Portland off the coast of Baja California, Mexico, in December 2022.

Balloon shoot-down has U.S. on alert. Weather forecasters know how to steer clear

The U.S. military started tracking more airborne objects it calls "low speed clutter" after shooting down the Chinese balloon. The National Weather Service says it launches about 184 balloons a day.

Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., and Sen. Saxby Chambliss, R-Ga., have opposing views about a report detailing CIA detention and interrogation practices.

Report On CIA Interrogation Tactics Revives Torture Debate

In a closed-door meeting Thursday, lawmakers will consider whether to approve the report, which human rights groups are pushing to be made public. It's part of an ongoing fight over whether harsh interrogation methods, which critics compared to torture, were effective.

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang speaks during the opening session of China's National People's Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Sunday, March 5, 2023.

Pushing for a post-COVID rebound, China targets GDP growth of 'around 5%' this year

Outgoing premier Li Keqiang told delegates at the National People's Congress that China is aiming to rebound economically after COVID slowed them down

James Boasberg is chief judge of the U.S. District Court, in Washington, D.C.

Meet the chief federal judge overseeing several high-profile Trump grand jury probes

Jeb Boasberg is taking over as chief judge of the federal district court in Washington as grand jury investigations of former President Donald Trump intensify.

Lionel Messi celebrates the game-winning goal after defeating Cruz Azul on Friday.

Will Lionel Messi finally make the U.S. a soccer nation?

After a move to Inter Miami, the world's biggest soccer star has more than a new team to take on — he's being counted on to popularize Major League Soccer too.

A mural memorializes George Floyd is his hometown of Houston, where he was known as Big Floyd, and part of the city's hugely influential Screwed Up Click rap collective.

Houston's Hip-Hop Scene Remembers George Floyd

George Floyd, whose death sparked nationwide protests, was a rapper in Houston earlier in his life. NPR's David Greene speaks with Floyd's former collaborators about his musical past.

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