The latest on Blinken's cease-fire negotiations in Israel
United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken is in Israel pushing for a cease-fire in Gaza as soon as possible.
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He was recently leading Bangladeshi student protests. Now he's a government minister.
NPR’s Ailsa Chang talks with Nahid Islam, one of the Bangladeshi student protesters who is now serving as a minister of the country's interim government after their former prime minister fled.
Ozempic takes over the Kentucky city of Bowling Green
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Bloomberg News' Madison Muller, who reported on a Kentucky city that has one of the highest concentrations of people with weight loss drug prescriptions in the country.
How Democrats learned to love Project 2025
It's written by conservatives, for conservatives. Democrats are using this obscure document as a tool to motivate supporters. It’s front and center at the Democratic National Convention this week.
Pro-Palestinian protestors demonstrate outside of the DNC in Chicago
A coalition of demonstrators in support of the Palestinian cause are protesting outside of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago.
Obama's campaign echoes as Milwaukee delegates go to the DNC
Milwaukee delegates head to the Democratic National Convention in Chicago. This DNC is drawing comparisons to the campaign that launched Barack Obama’s presidency.
Trump will not cede the spotlight to Harris with a week of DNC counterprogramming
The former president will be traveling the country, focused on the issues that his campaign believe matter most to voters: the economy, crime, national security and immigration.
'A Wilder Shore' charts the course of a famous bohemian marriage
Camille Peri's lively and substantive dual biography of Fanny and Robert Louis Stevenson offers a glimpse of their unconventional marriage — and an inspiration for living fearlessly.
Here’s who’s expected to speak on Day 1 of the DNC
President Biden is set to headline Monday night's programming, but convention planning remains in flux with the party's quick pivot to Vice President Harris as the nominee.
How the Ukraine-Russia war is playing out differently on 3 separate fronts
Ukraine is holding ground it seized inside Russia. Yet Ukraine is losing villages inside its own territory. And in the Black Sea, the Russian Navy has been forced to retreat.