How Trump may lean on personal ties with Gulf Arab leaders while in the Middle East
President Trump is on his way to the Mideast, where his personal ties with Gulf Arab rulers, family business deals and U.S. interests converge.
How To Find The Best Deals On Cyber Monday
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Joanna Stern, personal technology columnist at the Wall Street Journal, about this year's so-called "Cyber Monday." They discuss the best online tech deals, which tech gadgets make the perfect gift, and if consumers should be concerned about exploding batteries in this year's hottest gizmos.
Trump Presidency Casts Doubt Over Declassification Of CIA Torture Report
Only a few copies exist of the infamous CIA torture report, and the Senate committee that created them has called for the agencies that received them to return them. Activists and journalists are hoping to keep those copies at least extant, so they might one day be declassified and released. They fear that if all the copies are returned, they will be destroyed and the information lost forever.
Suspect Dead After Knife And Car Attack At Ohio State University
A man deliberately crashed his car into pedestrians on the Ohio University State campus in Columbus. The driver went on to attack passing students with a butcher knife. The suspect was shot and killed by a university police officer.
California Secretary of State Urges Trump To Present Proof Of Voter Fraud
NPR's Audie Cornish talks to California Secretary of State Alex Padilla about Donald Trump's allegations of voter fraud in the state.
President-Elect Trump Makes Voter Fraud Claims Amid Push For Recount
President-elect Donald Trump is making baseless claims about widespread voter fraud amid a push to recount votes in three key states that he won.
For Bay Of Pigs Veterans, Fidel Castro's Death Feels Bittersweet
Among the Miami Cubans celebrating Fidel Castro's death are surviving veterans of the failed Bay of Pigs invasion that tried to retake Cuba in 1961. For these men, news of Castro's death has been bittersweet.
Dylann Roof To Represent Himself In Charleston Church Shooting Trial
There was a bit of a courtroom surprise Monday in Charleston, S.C. A federal judge granted accused church shooter Dylann Roof's request to represent himself in his trial.
Battle For Mosul Heats Up As Iraqi Forces Fight To Free City From ISIS
The city of Mosul, Iraq, is under heavy fire as Iraqi troops try to free the city from ISIS control. NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with the International Rescue Committee's head of Iraq programming, Alex Milutinovic, about conditions in the city.
Thousands Of Cubans Mourn Death Of Fidel Castro
Cubans are mourning the death of Fidel Castro this week. His ashes are on display in Havana until Wednesday when they will begin the journey across the country — the reverse route Castro and his rebels took to seize power in 1959. He is to be buried on Sunday in Santiago de Cuba.
