Mary Louise Kelly

North Korea wants the world to know that its students are learning cutting-edge technologies in the classroom, so the government recently offered a tour of a teaching college in Pyongyang to Western journalists. But how technologically advanced is North Korea really?

The country singer-songwriter's voice changed in her 50s and, for a time, she thought her career in music was over. With advice from Tony Bennett and a voice coach, Mattea has returned.

A summit between the North and South Korean leaders seemed to move the peninsula closer to denuclearization. While in North Korea, NPR asked citizens their thoughts on giving up nuclear weapons.

NPR is in North Korea as the country celebrates 70 years of existence. From a giant celebration to the number of American journalists on hand to observe, there's a lot going on in Pyongyang.

A military parade marked the 70th anniversary of North Korea. The pageantry lasted more than two hours, and the parade featured bands, fireworks, tanks and goose-stepping, a North Korean specialty.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly says of Sunday's parade, "If you were trying to decipher the messaging, it was maybe an effort not to antagonize."

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with former Secretary of State John Kerry about his new book Every Day is Extra.

"There's now the expectation that to be a good parent in this country you have to have your eyes on your children every second," says author Kim Brooks — and that's stressful for adults and kids.

If the celebrated cellist could soundtrack his life, the music would be J.S. Bach's six Cello Suites. Yo-Yo Ma explains why they mean the world to him while he played the music at the NPR offices.

The piano composer and his code-savvy friend created software and a piano rig that plays spontaneous notes from one key stroke.

On Monday in Helsinki, Finns weighed in following the summit between President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Fallout and analysis continues from the U.S.-Russia summit in which President Trump didn't acknowledge Kremlin interference in 2016 U.S. election.

Many in the U.K. are hoping that any tensions with the U.S. over trade are temporary – especially business owners.

Presidents Trump and Putin will sit down for a private meeting in Helsinki Monday. There's no stated agenda,

President Trump met with British Prime Minister Theresa May and others in London on Friday. NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with stakeholders in the U.S.-U.K. relationship about what his visit and policy changes mean to them.

London Mayor Sadiq Khan has responded to President Trump's comments about London and the U.K.

On Wednesday, Croatia beat England in the semifinal of the FIFA World Cup. NPR's Mary Louise Kelly caught up with a few England fans at a bar in Central London during the match.

President Trump has pressured NATO members to meet their commitments to spend 2 percent of their GDP on defense spending, and has criticized Germany for spending less than that. NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Germany's Defense Minister Ursula von der Leyen.

The Supreme Court upheld the Trump administration's travel ban — a policy the president first pledged to enact during the campaign and one that led to more than a year and a half of legal battles and controversy.

The DREAM Act all started with Tereza Lee. As Congress prepares to vote on immigration this week, she discusses her journey as an undocumented child and her views on the current moment.