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The European Commission has proposed that new gas and diesel cars be phased out by 2035. If enacted, this could push the global auto industry to switch toward electric vehicles even faster.

"I am not safe," a former high-ranking Afghan official texts from a hidden location, saying the Taliban have sent killers after them.

As US NATO allies struggle to evacuate their citizens from Afghanistan, talk in Europe is focusing on how to prevent a wave of refugees fleeing Taliban control reaching the EU.

As rescuers work against the threat of an approaching storm, officials continue to assess the damage after buildings throughout the island nation were flattened by the 7.2-magnitude quake.

The Taliban made some big promises during its first press conference since capturing Afghanistan. They said they would protect a free media and women's rights, but within the framework of Islam law.

They envision building a new "land bridge" over the I-94 highway, to recreate and reconnect the historically Black community of Rondo in St. Paul, Minnesota.

NPR's Melissa Block talks with Richard Justice, a correspondent for MLB.com, about the FBI investigation into the St. Louis Cardinals for allegedly hacking the Houston Astros.

U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice withdrew her name from consideration for the Secretary of State job on Thursday. President Obama accepted her withdrawal and says she will continue in her role as U.N. ambassador.

Pakistanis have never liked watching the Indians parade their mighty rockets on their Republic Day, but the spectacle of them doing so in the company of U.S. president is causing many furrowed brows.

On the third anniversary of the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School, NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Chris Kelsey, a tax assessor in Newtown, Conn., whose task it was to figure out what to do with the things people sent to the town in response to the mass shooting.