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The Army wanted a new, small device that could pull a person rapidly up a rope. The invention they eventually got has uses far beyond the military.

Noel King talks to former federal prosecutor Chuck Rosenberg about the ongoing trial of Paul Manafort, President Trump's former campaign chairman. Monday is the fifth day of the trial.

After a long holiday weekend of clean up and recovery, Houston tries to get back to work. It won't be easy for many. Thousands remain in area shelters or FEMA-paid hotel rooms.

Tom Grove of The Wall Street Journal discusses the state of relations between the U.S. and Russia after Moscow's announcement that it would order the Washington to reduce its diplomatic staff.

The White House grapples with a big legislative defeat on health care at the same time feuding among President Trump's senior staff escalates.

Former CIA operative Valerie Plame says pop culture doesn't usually get espionage right — but le Carré comes close. His new novel is a kind of prequel to 1963's The Spy Who Came in From the Cold.

The ousting of a powerful Hollywood producer over multiple abuse allegations prompted women and other assault survivors to proclaim a simple idea: that sexual abuse is common in their lives.

The country's highest court disqualified Nawaz Sharif following a corruption scandal related to last year's release of the Panama Papers.

In the West, Muslim extremists are often seen as two-dimensional villains. While groups like ISIS often act in monstrous ways, there are human elements that fuel what they do and believe.

Rachel Martin talks to Max Baucus, former ambassador to China under President Obama, about China and North Korea's relationship, and the timing of North Korea's missile launch.

In one of the most prominent displays, the host of a TV program critical of the increasingly authoritarian government is sharply at odds with his younger brother, Venezuela's communications minister.

President Trump is expected to phase out the DACA program. That decision could affect some 800,000 people who arrived in the U.S. as children without legal immigration status.

David Brooks of The New York Times and E.J. Dionne of The Washington Post discuss President Trump's decision to replace Chief of Staff Reince Priebus with Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly.

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with former U.S. Attorney Barbara McQuade, a law professor at The University of Michigan, about the trajectory of the Mueller investigation.

Kamala Harris began her presidential campaign Sunday with a rally in Oakland, Calif. Harris' message boils down to the idea that President Trump doesn't represent or reflect America.

While many people believe that how we feel and express anger is hard-wired, some scientists suggest our experience and culture help shape it. One way to get a handle on it may be to personalize it.

Sen. Bernie Sanders has ended his Democratic presidential campaign. The decision makes former Vice President Joe Biden the party's presumptive nominee for the fall election.

Venezuela is in no position to fight COVID-19. Its health care system collapsed long before the virus hit, leaving hospitals without running water and soap, much less ventilators or PPE.

Shortly after midnight eastern time on Friday, a European Space Agency mission will zoom pass Earth on its way to Mercury. Earth's gravity will give it what is called a gravity assist.

The longtime GOP consultant and self-described "dirty trickster" was indicted on charges of obstruction, making false statements to Congress and witness tampering. He says he has done nothing wrong.

The massive winter storm stretching from New Mexico to Maine that will bring ice, snow and arctic temperatures to millions of Americans.

Before he was the CEO of the outdoor gear company Patagonia, Ryan Gellert was just a kid who liked going outside.

Rachel Martin talks with Vice News reporter Keegan Hamilton for an update on the trial that could send accused Mexican drug lord Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán to prison for life.

American TikTok users can continue using the app after the social media company signed agreements with investors, including Oracle, Silver Lake and MGX to form the new TikTok U.S. joint venture.

Politicians give speeches and scary headlines fill the news, but somehow life pushes on for New Yorkers.