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At a convention of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters this week, the union announced plans to create a special division focused on organizing Amazon workers across the country.

Ohio had to quickly revise its design after realizing the original showed a plane pushing a banner instead of pulling it. North Carolina, where the historic flight took place, weighed in, too.

Scientists have been watching with alarm as the world's glaciers and arctic regions are showing more and more signs of melting. They suspect that global climate change -- fueled by industrial and vehicle emissions -- are to blame. But as NPR's Eric Niiler reports, this arctic thaw is also revealing a trove of ancient artifacts from people who dropped them thousands of years ago.

Bubba Wallace wins his first NASCAR Cup Series at Talladega Superspeedway, becoming only the second Black man in the history of the sport to win a series.

Masterpiece Theatre has been an integral part of public broadcasting since its debut, 40 years ago this month. But Alistair Cooke, the show's armchair host, thought it wouldn't last.

The U.S. Department of Justice claims the Texas law contains several provisions that "will disenfranchise eligible Texas citizens who seek to exercise their right to vote."

The annual tradition pays tribute to people for achievements made over the previous year. The government said it was the most ethnically diverse Honours List yet.

NPR's Scott Simon details how many of Brazil's açaí berries are harvested: by children.

The U.S. State Department removed Colombia's FARC rebel group from its list of international terrorist organizations.

President Biden plans to stick with Jerome Powell as chairman of the Federal Reserve. The Fed is wrestling with an uneven recovery and the highest inflation in more than three decades.