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ECMO machines became a last-ditch treatment for COVID. But only half of the patients who got ECMO survived, raising questions about whether this expensive and hard to access treatment is worth it.

For the first time since Russia's invaded Ukraine, there's a sign of progress towards peace. Negotiators for the two countries met in Istanbul Tuesday, with both sides outlining possible concessions.

Russia says it put its nuclear forces on a higher state of alert, and Western officials have raised the prospect of chemical weapons attacks. How serious are these threats?

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with journalist Ahmed Rashid about the Taliban and what they're after in Afghanistan.

NPR's Audie Cornish talks with John Kerry, the U.S.'s special envoy for climate, about the U.N.'s alarming climate report this week and how he will work with other nations to combat climate change.

Independent redistricting commissions in Colorado and other states were meant to take some of the politics out of the process. Recent events, though, show that parties are still pushing for influence.

In Texas, hospitals are running out of ICU beds and staff as they deal with a steep rise in COVID-19 cases. Now some local officials are mutinying against the governor's ban on mask mandates.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with journalist Daniel Alarcón about how star soccer player Lionel Messi is leaving Barcelona for Paris, and what this says about the business of soccer in Europe.

After a week that underscored divisions within the Republican Party, the White House and GOP lawmakers will try to show unity on a high-stakes tax overhaul effort.

Sgt. Cody Wolf died in World War II on Jan. 11, 1944, when his plane was shot down. Weeks before his death, he contributed to a Christmas broadcast recorded on the front lines. His daughter, Margaret Ann Wolf Harris, heard that recording for the first time in December.