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Long-planned NATO exercises in Norway are preparing troops for arctic warfare — but they are taking place just miles from the Russian border, as tensions simmer over Ukraine.

Dolphins are known to use physical contact like petting and rubbing to bond with their closest allies. But for more distant contacts, male dolphins bond by trading whistles instead.

Sofia Bretl lives in New York City but she was born and raised in the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv. As conditions in Kharkiv worsened, Sofia's family faces a difficult decision

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Roxanne Stone, managing editor of Religion News Service, about the latest controversies surrounding the downfall of Hillsong megachurch.

The vote on the historic nomination was 53 to 47, with three Republicans voting with Democrats. When sworn in this summer, Jackson will be the first Black woman on the Supreme Court.

Senators will vote Thursday on whether to confirm Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the high court. Her fate was never in doubt, but was cemented when three GOP senators said they would vote for her.

President Bush makes new charges against Iraq in his State of the Union address, saying there's evidence Iraq tried to acquire nuclear materials and has links to terrorists. U.S. allies and U.N. arms inspectors are eager to hear the evidence. Hear from NPR's Tom Gjelten, NPR's Lynn Neary and U.N. chief nuclear weapons inspector Mohamed ElBaradei.

As President Bush finalizes his State of the Union speech, Republican and Democratic lawmakers say they expect it to focus on two topics: the domestic economy and the showdown with Iraq. Hear NPR's David Welna and Peter Robinson, a former speechwriter.

President Bush uses his State of the Union address to build a case for war with Iraq, but also outlines an ambitious domestic agenda for Congress, including health care reform and economic revival. He says Secretary of State Colin Powell will go to the U.N. Security Council on Feb. 5 to emphasize "the facts of Iraq's ongoing defiance of the world." NPR's Nancy Marshall reports.

In a mid-term report card, Secretary of State Colin Powell earns the highest grades among members of the Bush Cabinet, according to a National Journal study. Powell receives the only 'A' in the magazine's report card, which grades the department heads on such criteria as their influence within the administration. NPR's Bob Edwards interviews Jim Barnes, the weekly's chief political correspondent, about the report.