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.
The Suffers lead singer Kam Franklin talks about the tough road to their latest album
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Kam Franklin, lead singer of the Gulf Coast soul band The Suffers, about her hometown being a source of strength, because the industry hasn't always embraced her.
Unpacking the 1st night of the U.S. House select committee's Jan. 6 hearings
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly chats with New York University law professor Ryan Goodman to unpack the first night of the Jan. 6 hearings.
Televised hearings investigating Jan. 6 begin
The first primetime televised hearing by the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection was held on Capitol Hill on Thursday.
Russia threatens to kick out U.S. journalists unless U.S. treats Russian media better
Russia is warning foreign journalists that they could lose the right to stay unless the situation of Russian journalists in the U.S. improves.
PGA Tour suspends 17 players for their participation in Saudi-backed golf tournament
The PGA Tour has suspended 17 players – including six-time major winner Phil Mickelson alo former world #1 Dustin Johnson – after they teed off at a controversial tournament backed by Saudi Arabia.
An Idaho school board banned 23 books. So a local bookstore gave out copies for free
A school board in a Boise suburb banned books and state lawmakers cut state library funding — so a local bookstore raised money to buy banned books to distribute for free.
2 senators are working across the aisle on a framework to regulate cryptocurrency
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, a Democrat from New York, and Sen. Cynthia Lummis, a Republican from Wyoming, about their bill to regulate cryptocurrency.
This New Zealand plan would tax burps from cows and sheep
New Zealand's proposal to fight climate change includes taxing farmers for the amount of burps their cows and sheep emit.
The panel investigating Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol holds the first hearings tonight
House lawmakers hold the first in a series of televised hearings in primetime Thursday. They promise new information as they explain what led up to the Jan. 6 Capitol riot and how it played out.
NPR travels to Afghanistan for the 1st time since the Taliban took over
In NPR's first visit to Afghanistan since the Taliban took over almost a year ago, Diaa Hadid discusses the changes she's observing in Kabul since she last visited there in pre-Taliban-ruled 2020.
Overachiever Tracy Flick faces her unmet life expectations in 'Tracy Flick Can't Win'
Tracy Flick is back — this time in middle age. How did life turn out for her? NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer talks with Tom Perrotta about his new novel, Tracy Flick Can't Win.