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Over the weekend, Syrian troops continued their brutal campaign against those who oppose the regime of President Bashar Assad. And a questionable video has been released by a group claiming responsibility for massive explosions that shook Syria's capital last week.

The move comes following mass, violent protests over the government's COVID-19 response and a long economic crisis. Sarah McCammon talks to Layli Foroudi, a journalist based in Tunis.

Across the country, defendants are languishing in custody because there aren't enough defense attorneys to assign to cases. In Oregon, hundreds of cases have been postponed.

A new National Intelligence Estimate on Iran concludes that the country's efforts to build a nuclear weapon had ceased back in 2003. The report is a stark contrast to the dire warnings issued from the Bush administration about a nuclear threat posed by Iran.

Bolivia's President Evo Morales has nationalized the country's natural-gas industry. Foreign energy companies have six months to agree to new contracts for operating in the country. Some analysts say Morales may have miscalculated their willingness to remain in Bolivia.

In some parts of the world, species of fish are becoming depleted. Some restaurants in the U.S. are telling diners where their fish come from. One, in Nashville, is taking it a step further.

The heavily fortified no man's land separating North and South Korea, largely untouched by humans, has become an ecological niche for the region's flora and fauna, including endangered species.

Vaping has attracted a new generation to nicotine, and is fueling a dangerous outbreak of lung disease. If you're a parent of a teen you're probably worried. But what should you say to your kids?

For HRC, their new book about Hillary Clinton's time as the nation's secretary of state, political reporters Jonathan Allen and Amie Parnes gained unusual access to Hillaryworld. In fact, they talked to Clinton herself. They spoke with It's All Politics about some of what they learned.

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Australian songwriter Courtney Barnett about her new album Things Take Time, Take Time, in some ways a response to the 'anxiety and overwhelm' of the pandemic.

Attica Locke's new novel centers on a black Texas ranger's effort to find the vanished son of a white supremacist. Heaven, My Home offers an unsettling American spin on a complicated crime story.

Disillusionment is running deep among young Venezuelans who spent the last four months battling government forces on the streets. They say the fight must continue.

Why is the disco era so often dismissed as hedonistic and frivolous, when the genre was embraced by so many?

NPR's Mandelit Del Barco reports from Los Angeles on a series of one-day strikes by County employees, who are demanding higher pay. They include clerical workers, social workers, road repair crews, librarians, and healthcare workers.

The city of Santa Monica was one of the first communities in the nation to discover that its underground water source was contaminated by the gasoline additive MTBE. Now they are suing seven major oil companies for the money to pay for the cleanup. Nova Safo reports from Santa Monica.

Linda talks to Jeff Bowman, business manager of Malden Mills in Methuen, Ma. In December, parts of the mill were destroyed by fire, but the company continued to pay its workers, even though all of them could not work. Slowly, more employees are coming back to work as the mill is repaired.

some members of Congress are blaming the Small Business Administration for mismanagement as more and more entrepreneurs are failing to pay back their loans.

NPR's Guy Raz reports from Berlin that German prosecutors will end a year-long criminal investigation into former Chancellor Helmut Kohl's role in illegal fundraising. Kohl agreed to pay a $140,000 fine so that the charges would be dropped.

California residents may finally have to pay more for electricity. The president of California's Public Utilities Commission is offering up a plan for a rate increase of about 40 percent. Scott Horsley of member station KPBS in San Diego has the story.

Noah Adams talks to Dan Charles, author of the forthcoming book Lords of the Harvest: Biotech, Big Money, and the Future of Food. Yesterday, a Canadian judge ordered a farmer to pay damages to Monsanto because the farmer was growing geneticaly modified crops without Monsanto's permission.

The concept of worker loyalty sounds quaint in this era of corporate downsizing and outsourcing. But as NPR's David Molpus reports, some companies and experts are recognizing that it pays off, in the long run, to keep workers, and keep them happy, by making certain that they feel fulfilled and valued.

Voters in Virgina will have to pay special attention when they enter the voting booth in November to cast ballots for the U.S. Senate. Long time incumbant Republican John Warner is being challenged by Democrat Mark Warner. A report on the battling Warners by Adam Hockberg.

- Daniel talks with Peter Beaumont of The British newspaper The Observer about how terrorist activity has affected British citizens. Beaumont says that people in public service have learned to be vigilant. But most citizens, he says, hope OTHERS will be paying attention for them.

In the final report in Morning Edition's series on childcare, NPR's David Molpus reports on the conflicted role of politics in daycare. Most polls indicate that parents want the government to stay out of their childcare arrangements, but they also say they need help getting and paying for quality care.

NPR's Barbara Bradley reports on the 1998 tobacco settlement two years later. The tobacco companies are still paying billions of dollars, but as long as there are smokers they're still finding ways to come out ahead.