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NPR's Scott Detrow talks with ambassador Dennis Ross about how close Palestinian leader Arafat and Israel's prime minister came to an agreement for a two-state solution.

Hurricane Milton is expected to be historic when it makes landfall. Attorneys general sue TikTok -- saying it places profit over children's mental health. The EPA mandates replacement of lead pipes.

The United Nations has appointed a new envoy to continue the investigation into the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafiq al-Hariri last February. The initial report last fall implicated top Lebanese and Syrian security officials in Hariri's killing.

For a long time, much of the world saw the eurozone sovereign debt crisis as Europe's problem. Now world leaders, including the United States, realize a eurozone meltdown could have dire consequences for everyone. They are working up a massive rescue plan whose contours are beginning to emerge. Although Britain does not use the euro, that nation's politicians are using their party conventions to issue dire warnings about the euro's fate. And one eminent economist is proposing a novel solution to limit the impact of the European debt crisis.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with scholar and technology policy expert Alondra Nelson about the ways artificial intelligence is posing challenges to electoral integrity around the world.

The Colorado teens lobbied the school board for permission to carry and administer Narcan on school grounds and worked with a state representative on a bill to give that right to students statewide.

The alleged assassination attempt of a Sikh activist in the U.S. is part of a broader trend around the world in which foreign governments seek to silence critics overseas.

Florida Highway Patrol is leading efforts statewide to locate and arrest immigrants without legal status. A review of available numbers finds that approximately one in five arrests by troopers occurred in Palm Beach County. WLRN sought to learn why the focus has fallen heavier on the county than Broward and Miami-Dade, which have larger immigrant populations.

The Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine went offline over the weekend after Russian shelling damaged the last remaining outside power source.

When the former vice president will testify is unclear, though former President Donald Trump could appeal the ruling by Judge James Boasberg that ordered Pence to appear before the grand jury.

NPR's Eric Deggans talks with director Ryan Coogler about his latest film, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.

A long time ago - November 1978, to be exact - instead of episodes of "The Incredible Hulk" and "Wonder Woman," CBS aired a holiday special that was, well, totally out of this world.

A program, known as "Money Follows the Person," aims to help elderly and disabled people in nursing homes live on their own. But many states are having trouble finding affordable housing, and fewer than 6,000 people have moved.

We highlight a 160-mile cycling race, reminiscences of an interview with the Oklahoma City bomber, the Finnish prison system, the nuclear deal with Iran, and the meaning of calling someone "trash."

After two weeks of wavering on guidelines that put normal American life on hold, President Trump extended until April 30 measures aimed at slowing the spread of the coronavirus.

NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Democratic Sen. Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota about the planned $25 billion merger between grocers Kroger and Albertsons — ahead of a hearing on the matter.

Since the law went into effect, Florida's migrant workers are fearful of going to the hospital. Health care workers say that affects us all.

Florida lawmakers have come up with an alternative to Medicaid expansion to cover 1 million low-income adults. The plan is called "Healthy Florida" and…

In his 8-minute graduation speech, Jack Aiello mimicked President Obama, Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders, Donald Trump and Ted Cruz.

We like to think that science evolves in a way that is...rational. But this isn't always the case. This week, we look at how information and misinformation spread in the world of science, and why evidence is often not enough to convince others of the truth. We talk with philosopher and mathematician Cailin O'Connor. For more information about this episode, please visit https://n.pr/2S3onzK

A beloved piece of playground equipment is turning 100 years old. The history of the jungle gym and monkey bars is full of weird and and delightful twists, spanning from Japan to suburban Chicago.

NPR's Scott Simon talks with Alexandra Reeve Givens, president of the Center for Democracy & Technology, about employers monitoring their employees.

Criminal defense attorneys all over the country are gearing up for a wave of criminal charges as the Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade.

Nearly 2.3 million people had cast a ballot by mail or during in-person early voting for Florida’s primary election by Friday evening.Just over 1.9…

The 737 MAX was grounded in 2019 after two deadly crashes exposed flaws pilots hadn't been told about. Journalist Peter Robison says Boeing cut costs and co-opted regulators in designing the craft.