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Four private astronauts conduct the first commercial spacewalk
by Geoff Brumfiel
NPR's Geoff Brumfiel fills us in on the first private spacewalk, which took place this morning.
What can be done to stop the next attempt to leak military secrets?
by Steve Walsh
The National Guard airman suspected of leaking classified data is in court Thursday. Experts say it will be hard to find a single solution preventing a bad actor from leaking classified documents.
Transit agencies, including D.C., participate in the Autism Transit Project
Kids used their voices to record public announcements for the trains of five transit agencies across the U.S. as part of Autism Awareness Month.
U.S. and South Korea formalize a series of steps to try to deter North Korea
NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Jenny Town of the thank tank the Stimson Center about an agreement between the U.S. and South Korea aimed at deterring North Korea from escalating military aggression.
Li Yan-he, a book publisher based in Taiwan, went missing after a trip to China
by Emily Feng
China says it has detained a prolific book publisher Li Yan-he. Friends say he was detained for publishing politically sensitive books — many of which are banned in China.
A mother's diary: She and her son fled the fighting in Sudan's capital Khartoum
by Emmanuel Akinwotu
The capital has been at the center of a vicious urban battle between rival armies for nearly two weeks. A doctor who lived through the fighting before escaping tells her story.