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It's been five years since the U.S. pulled out of the nuclear deal. How close is Iran to a bomb? What can the U.S. do to stop them? And how are regional and global shifts changing the equation?

In the next presidential election, voters might choose between the oldest would-be president ever, and the second oldest. NPR's Scott Detrow talks with seniors about electing a president their age.

The Grand Alliance between Black and Jewish leaders, known largely for shared work on Civil Rights in the 1960s, has a complicated legacy--and an uncertain future between these communities.

2012 was a very jittery year — what with the presidential election, extreme weather events and the looming "fiscal cliff." Fresh Air critic Maureen Corrigan found that her favorite fiction and nonfiction this year directly confronted the atmospheric uncertainty of the age.

In part two of our interview, Batiste joins us from the piano and plays some of his favorite Christmas songs. He's the former band leader and music director for The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.

Lawmakers focus on Biden's $1.9 trillion plan to fight the pandemic. The U.S.' vaccination pace is looking good. And, Russians try a new way of protesting in support of Alexei Navalny.

U.K. approves Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use. The Justice Department finds no evidence of widespread election fraud. California experiences sharp increases in COVID-19 cases and deaths.

Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen is leaving her post. Israelis go to the polls Tuesday to decide if Prime Minister Netanyahu stays in power. And, U.S. troops evacuate from Libya.

In time for New Year's Eve, Science Friday examines the chemical reactions that transpire in fluted glassware. Ira Flatow and Richard Zare, a chemist at Stanford University, pore over the science of bubbles — from how to keep that open champagne fizzy (forget the cork) to why beer tastes better from a glass rather than a bottle.

In the next presidential election, voters might choose between the oldest would-be president ever, and the second oldest. NPR's Scott Detrow talks with seniors about electing a president their age.

A trend of GOP candidates ignoring or actively avoiding legacy media — particularly national outlets — is building this year. That can hamper voters' ability to make informed choices.

Team USA just pulled off one of the biggest upsets in cricket's history. They beat Pakistan in super-over in group play in this year's World Cup.

For the first time since 2000, the University of South Florida has a new president. Steven Currall, who was named to the job in March, officially became…

President Trump tweeted criticism of Sen. John McCain, who called the Yemen raid a "failure." Trump said McCain "doesn't know how to win anymore" and called it a "winning mission." But is that true?

The Trump administration’s top Medicare official Tuesday slammed the federal health program as riddled with problems that hinder care to beneficiaries,...

President Trump and his supporters have often complained about the deep state — a cabal of hostile bureaucrats. But maybe the biggest impediment to the president comes from his Cabinet.

With days left before Congress aims to wrap for the year, Republicans and Democrats appear more willing to negotiate on a COVID-19 relief bill. But key sticking points remain.

After being hit by back-to-back hurricanes on top of the pandemic, families from Honduras are leaving the country in waves to cross the Southern border into the U.S. for a better life.

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Rep. Michael McCaul, R-Texas, about the drawdown of U.S. military forces from Afghanistan, and his call to fast-track immigration visas for Afghans who helped the U.S.

NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation's top infectious disease expert, about the current outlook for COVID-19 boosters, and who needs them most to get the surge under control.

All over the country, a rise in crime is influencing messaging behind political runs. In Atlanta, Kasim Reed, a former two-term mayor, is running again saying that he can lower the city's crime rate.

Photographer Minik Bidstrup, who is of Greenlandic Inuit background, seeks to confront the country's long colonial history from an indigenous perspective: "We are still here in the land we call home."

The president says no one told him about the threat to U.S. troops in Afghanistan. Reports say the information was available in a detailed intelligence file called the President's Daily Briefing.

NPR's Adrian Florido speaks with Andrew Schwartz, of UC Berkeley's Central Sierra Snow Laboratory, about the record snowfall in the Sierra Nevada mountain range in December and why it matters.

President Biden has faced a number of major setbacks to various parts of his agenda — from COVID-19 to the economy to voting rights and the rest of his agenda in Congress.