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NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer speaks with Angela Stent, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, about what could be guiding Putin's decision-making in Ukraine.

Western sanctions in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine have pushed up gas prices. Though the U.S. was not a big buyer of Russian oil, it's still subject to the whims of global energy markets.

The U.S. and Russia have talked for years about "hybrid war" — waging a conflict on multiple fronts beyond the battlefield. In unprecedented ways, the U.S. is now employing this against Russia.

Republicans believe COVID policies largely backed by Democrats are causing a schism among parents of school-age children — and that these "angry parents" will help the GOP win elections this year.

Jolenta Greenberg and Kristen Meinzer live by a new self-help book for each episode of their podcast By the Book, so they're experts on which ones might really help us keep our New Year's resolutions.

In trials that sometimes last just a few hours, Nicaragua has been convicting political opponents of President Daniel Ortega, sending a chilling message about free expression.

Texas lawmakers have proposed dozens of anti-LGBTQ bills and young people have flooded crisis lines. "It's emotionally traumatizing," says Amber Briggle, whose 14-year-old son is trans.

Florida has become go-to for Republican politicians holding meetings and fundraisers. Part of the reason is the relaxed COVID restrictions, but warm weather and political winds are big draws, too.

Locke's death has prompted an outcry against no-knock warrants, with a push by his family and others to ban them in Minnesota and beyond.

The state's plan sets specific goals, such as stockpiling masks, providing wide-scale daily vaccinations and tests and adding 3,000 medical workers within three weeks in surge areas.