Weapons and war: Parallels between Iran and Iraq
NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with journalist Steve Coll about the parallels between Iraq and Iran when it comes to discussions of a potential war due to an adversarial country's weapons program.
3 different meteor showers will be happening simultaneously on Saturday night
Three meteor showers will converge this weekend, peaking on Saturday. Look up! You don't need any fancy equipment to see this show, but you'll need to get as far away from human lights as possible.
Biden's week: COVID, a 'historic' agreement and the GDP
The Democrats' agenda that looked stalled from the outside just got a major boost. Is there still time for things to turn around for Biden and his party before midterm elections?
Indigenous peoples react to the pope's apology for Canada's residential schools
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Stephanie Scott, executive director of the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation, about the pope's apology to Indigenous peoples for Canada's residential schools.
The Arab Spring's last experiment in democracy is over
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Shadi Hamid, senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, about Tunisia's new constitutional referendum that gives President Kais Saied near total power.
In 1957, his grandma floated his street in a canoe. Now, the waters are rising again
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Dee Davis, publisher of The Daily Yonder rural news site, about the flooding in his town Whitesburg, Ky.
Congress Democrats appear ready to pass new legislation with focus on climate change
Democrats in Congress look ready to pass new legislation with significant climate change elements that push the country closer to President Biden's goals.
A new report on the economy is fueling recession fears
How are people coping at a time when the economy is struggling? The U.S. economy contracted for the second-straight quarter, which traditionally signals a recession is underway.
To free 2 Americans in Russia, the U.S. may have to trade a notorious arms smuggler
The U.S. is trying to win the release of two Americans held in Russia. It appears it would involve a trade for a Russian imprisoned in the U.S., Viktor Bout, the world's most notorious arms smuggler.