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Liev Schreiber co-founded the aid network BlueCheck Ukraine.

Liev Schreiber's family ties to Ukraine push him to help its people

The actor speaks with NPR's Michel Martin about BlueCheck Ukraine, an aid network he co-founded, as well as his relationship with his grandfather.

Chief Justice John Roberts said he's concerned about critics questioning the legitimacy of the Supreme Court.

Chief Justice John Roberts defends the Supreme Court — as people's confidence wavers

After Roe was overturned, polls have shown a sharp drop in approval. Roberts says the court's role should not be called into question just because people disagree with its decisions.

PHOTOS: People Think The Twins Of Abidjan Can Make A Wish Come True

Photographer Anush Babajanyan discovered an unusual belief about twins when she visited the Ivory Coast.

Moe stands behind her tiny bar in Shanghai, where there are only eight seats and reservations are a must.

In A Massive City, This Bar Serves Up Diverse Drinks — To 8 People At A Time

Bar Moju in Shanghai is tiny and only serves authentic concoctions created by its owner, Moe. To visit, you must make a reservation.

People wait in long lines in Times Square to get tested for COVID-19 on Monday. New York City, which was initially overwhelmed by the pandemic, has once again seen case numbers surge as the new omicron variant becomes dominant.

People face long lines as they rush to get tested for COVID ahead of the holidays

Americans are scrambling to find out if they're COVID-free so they can go through with their plans. But for many, that means queuing up for hours or tracking down scarce at-home testing kits.

A refugee girl carries a sibling after arriving at the Hungarian border town of Zahony on a train that has come from Ukraine on Thursday.

A million people have fled Ukraine as Russia nears takeover of port city

The new total of refugees from Ukraine amounts to a little more than 2% of the country's total population of 44 million.

Céline Dion performing in 2019, the year her world tour was original scheduled to begin. It has since been delayed repeatedly, first due to the pandemic and then because of muscle spasms that have now been diagnosed as stiff-person syndrome.

Céline Dion was diagnosed with stiff-person syndrome. Here's how it affects people

The singer repeatedly postponed performances in the past year because of severe muscle spasms. In a tearful Instagram post, she revealed she has been diagnosed with a rare neurological disorder.

It's the winter solstice. Here are 5 ways people celebrate the return of light

Winter solstice marks the shortest day and longest night of the year, and it fell at exactly 4:20 a.m. ET on Saturday in the Northern Hemisphere. Here are five ways it's celebrated around the world.

Mobile says about 7.8 million of its current postpaid customer accounts' information and roughly 40 million records of former or prospective customers who had previously applied for credit with the company were involved in a recent data breach.

A T-Mobile Breach Exposed Nearly 50 Million People's Personal Data

Names, Social Security numbers and birth dates were compromised; phone numbers, account numbers, passwords and financial information were not. T-Mobile is offering free identity protection services.

Photographed through a fence, an armored truck is surrounded by police tape at the Arturo Merino Benitez International Airport in Santiago, Chile, on Wednesday. An airport shootout killed a security officer and an alleged robber in what authorities say was an attempted heist of more than $32 million in cash aboard a plane from Miami.

An attempted airport heist of $32 million in Chile leaves 2 people dead

An airport shootout in Chile's capital killed a security officer and an alleged robber. The cash, aboard a plane from Miami, was being transferred to an armored truck.

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