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.
Want to learn how to make kimchi fried rice? Go on Spotify
If you're looking for a recipe on how to make kimchi fried rice, instead of opening up a cookbook, listen to this Spotify playlist.
A new COVID subvariant is now dominant in the U.S. Here's what you need to know
Reinfections are on the rise and hospitalizations are ticking up slightly. Experts say BA.5 is super transmissible but its impact is manageable. Omicron specific boosters will help.
Identifying with their pain, a teacher made a club for students who've lost a parent
A Florida teacher realized kids were not getting help with the trauma of losing a parent, so she created a "club" where students can share their feelings with others going through the same thing.
Hundreds of San Diego cops refused COVID vaccines. Now, some don't want tests either
San Diego Police have to get regular COVID tests if they request religious exemptions from vaccination. But now, some say the tests also violate their beliefs. And residents say that endangers them.
The impact that President Biden's executive order on abortion access will have
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Kim Mutcherson, dean and professor of law of Rutgers University, about the impact President Biden's executive order on abortion access will have.
Border agents used 'unnecessary' force on Haitian migrants, investigation finds
Border Patrol agents who confronted Haitian migrants in Del Rio in 2021 used "unnecessary" force, according to a long-awaited report released Friday by U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
In 'Thor: Love & Thunder,' the hammer-throwing hero takes on Gorr the God Butcher
Thor becomes the first Marvel superhero to get a four-quel in Thor: Love & Thunder, which finds him battling a villain called Gorr The God Butcher.
Willie Morrow, Black hair care pioneer, has died
William Lee Morrow, a Black hair care pioneer who helped popularize the Afro pick in the 1960s and 1970s, has died at age 82.
One man's efforts to lighten the spirits of displaced children in western Ukraine
In a western Ukraine town that's refuge to people from the war in the east, a clown who is a refugee himself tries to keep up children's spirits.
Japan grapples with the killing of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe
NPR's Juana Summers speaks with Motoko Rich of 'The New York Times' about the killing of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
'CryptoQueen' Ruja Ignatova's international scheme landed her on FBI's Most Wanted
There is a new name on the FBI's Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list — Ruja Ignatova, known as the CryptoQueen. It's a story of international fraud at a scale rarely seen.
