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The guerrilla war is over in Colombia and that's opening up some formerly off-limits places for tourism, including an island that formerly housed a penal colony.

This week the Democratic Party has been facing a reckoning over race and representation. Much of that debate is playing out Waterloo, Iowa, the largely white state that holds the first caucuses to chose the next president.

The World Health Organization has released the latest data on measles. The increase in cases is notable — and a sign of how much work needs to be done to address the outbreak.

A new report from Uber, covering 2017 and 2018, says the claims range from unwanted touching and kissing to rape. Also, 19 people were killed in physical assaults during or soon after an Uber ride.

D.C. Fontana, a pioneering screenwriter famous for her work with Star Trek, died this week. NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Jarrah Hodge, co-host of the podcast "Women at Warp" about Fontana's legacy.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Tim Cato, an NBA writer for The Athletic, about the hot start Luka Doncic has gotten off to for the Dallas Mavericks.

The U.S. claims Iran killed more than 1,000 people in recent riots and anti-government protests, which is higher than monitors have found and a claim that could cut both ways for those protesting.

In the rural communities of Puerto Rico's central mountains, cockfighting has been a way of life for centuries. But on Dec. 20, the practice will become illegal on the island.

The top Republican on the House Judiciary Committee tells NPR the Trump administration should take part in the process but says Democrats have made cooperation all but impossible.

The share of total income of the top 1% of earners in the U.S. more than doubled over four decades. But in Europe, the gains were less dramatic. What accounts for the difference across the Atlantic?