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Speaking at a Westin hotel in Seattle, the Communist leader referred to the show House of Cards and recounted how he drank rum at a bar in Cuba out of his affection for Ernest Hemingway.

One of the biggest topics President Obama is expected to discuss with Chinese President Xi Jinping this week is the hacking of U.S. companies by China. American officials say the issue threatens relations between the countries, and the U.S. is threatening to impose sanctions.

Undoing a three-year prison sentence that had drawn protests from media groups, Egypt's President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi has pardoned 100 people, including the two journalists.

NPR correspondents Ari Shapiro and Joanna Kakissis follow Syrian refugee Monzer Omar as he makes the difficult trip from the Turkish coast to Central Europe in search of a new home.

One day after acknowledging that 11 million Volkswagen-made cars have software that dupes emissions tests, Volkswagen CEO Martin Winterkorn says he is resigning from his post.

On a beautiful sunny day, in front of a massive crowd, President Obama greeted Pope Francis at the White House. For more details, Renee Montagne speaks with NPR's Scott Horsley at the White House.

As the number of older Americans grows, so does the need for geriatricians to care for them. But few medical students are interested in the specialty, which isn't particularly glamorous or lucrative.

After a tumultuous week that saw coup leader Gen. Gilbert Diendere overthrow the interim president and prime minister, Diendere has apologized and the two leaders have officially returned to power.

During the Mass celebrated at Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C., Junipero Serra became the first saint canonized on U.S. soil.

Hackers were able to steal the prints of some 5.6 million people — up from the original estimate of 1.1 million. The new number comes as Chinese President Xi Jinping visits the U.S.