World News

INGA Wellbeing women's back-opening dress snap tape sleeves.

Trendy Hospital Clothing To Make Cancer Patients Dress 'Well' Even When Unwell

11:02am March 26, 2017

A trio of European women has launched INGA Wellbeing fashion line to help alleviate the dehumanizing experience many patients endure when wearing the traditional, uncomfortable hospital gowns.

Queue Listen Now

Former Diplomat Says Visa Screening Changes Are Legal, But Rhetoric Is Problematic

8:14am March 26, 2017

Michele Thoren Bond recently retired as assistant secretary of state for consular affairs. She says the rhetoric behind the visa changes discourages tourism to the U.S.

Canadians Divided Over Flood Of Refugees

8:14am March 26, 2017

by Brian Mann

Canada has extended a broad welcome to refugees from around the world, including those who left the U.S. after losing hope of gaining asylum. But now more Canadians say it's time to close the door.

Hong Kong's new chief executive Carrie Lam waves after she won the Hong Kong chief executive election in Hong Kong on March 26, 2017. Hong Kong's new leader Carrie Lam pledged on March 26 to mend political rifts after winning a vote dismissed as a sham by

World News

Carrie Lam, Beijing's Favored Candidate, Elected To Lead Hong Kong

7:37am March 26, 2017

by Rob Schmitz

Carrie Lam vowed to "heal the divide" in Hong Kong society. Protesters have demanded more autonomy, after Beijing has increasingly interfered in Hong Kong's affairs.

World News

Calling On Help From Public, Investigators Piece Together London Attacker's Past

5:56pm March 25, 2017

by Michel Martin

NPR reports on the latest on the attack earlier this week in London that killed five people, including the attacker, and injured at least 50.

Residents carry the body of several people killed during fights between Iraq security forces and Islamic State on the western side of Mosul, Iraq, yesterday. Residents of the Iraqi city's neighborhood known as Mosul Jidideh at the scene say that scores of

World News

U.S. Says Its Mosul Airstrikes Hit Area Where Civilian Casualties Are Reported

3:19pm March 25, 2017

by Laurel Wamsley

As many as 200 civilians were reported killed in western Mosul, where a US-led coalition is fighting ISIS. It's not clear whether the rules of engagement have changed.

Atole de elote is a warm corn drink from Central America. Student Jose Rivas wrote an essay about a weekly tradition of enjoying atole with his late father in El Salvador, and how the drink helped him to feel more at home after he moved to the U.S.

Students Serve Up Stories Of Beloved Family Recipes In A Global Cookbook

2:03pm March 25, 2017

by Becky Harlan

Many students at D.C.'s Capital City Charter School are first-generation Americans. For a creative writing project, a literacy nonprofit picked a topic everyone could relate to: food from home.

World News

When A Russian Lawyer Falls Out Of A Window, 'I Don't Think It's An Accident'

7:45am March 25, 2017

A Russian lawyer who's speaking out about corruption nearly died after falling from his Moscow apartment window. An American involved in the case, William Browder, thinks it was not an accident.

What's Ahead For Investigations Into The Trump Campaign And Russia

7:45am March 25, 2017

NPR's Scott Simon talks to Associated Press reporter Jeff Horwitz about the latest news stories linking members of the Trump campaign to the Russian government.

People lay floral tributes to the victims of the March 22 terror attack in Parliament Square outside the Houses of Parliament in central London.

World News

Keeping Calm In London, In Spite Of Terror

7:45am March 25, 2017

by Scott Simon

Soon after the terrorist attack in London, the Parliament's Twitter account posted a short message restoring business as usual. NPR's Scott Simon remembers another time Brits met terror with calm.