Former president Joe Biden diagnosed with aggressive form of cancer
Former President Joe Biden has been diagnosed with prostate cancer, which has metastasized to the bone, according to a statement from his personal office.
Civilians send basic supplies to Israeli military, raising questions on preparedness
Israel is mobilizing a large number of troops to fight Hamas, but there are shortages of basic supplies Israeli civilians are stepping up, however, sending whatever items are needed.
Guinness Book of World Records names a new hottest pepper: Pepper X
NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with hot pepper expert Ed Currie about Pepper X, which was named the hottest pepper in the world by the Guinness Book of World Records.
When your boss is also your landlord: Employers are offering rentals to their workers
To find housing for workers, some employers in Vermont are turning into landlords. But the relationship to the employee renters can be tricky.
23 years ago, Israelis and Palestinians were talking about a two-state solution
NPR's Scott Detrow talks with ambassador Dennis Ross about how close Palestinian leader Arafat and Israel's prime minister came to an agreement for a two-state solution.
Rep. McCaul wants more aid to Israel. Here's why
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Republican Rep. Michael McCaul of Texas, who's also the chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, ahead of Biden's speech urging the U.S. to send aid to Israel.
Remembering jazz pianist Carla Bley, dead at 87
Jazz master Carla Bley wrote hundreds of compositions — some of which are now considered standards. She died this week in New York of complications from brain cancer, her husband said. She was 87.
Biden to push that the U.S. spend billions of dollars more overseas in speech
President Biden is giving a rare Oval Office address to make the case to Americans — and Congress — for a big boost on spending for Israel, Ukraine and other national security priorities.
Former Trump lawyer Sidney Powell pleads guilty in Georgia election interference case
Onetime Trump attorney Sidney Powell has pleaded guilty in the sweeping Georgia election interference case.
This week in science: How albatrosses navigate, fossilized ocean worms, meteor shower
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Regina Barber and Aaron Scott of Short Wave about albatrosses' impressive navigational abilities, fossilized ocean worms and an upcoming meteor shower.
Tupac murder case is delayed again
There has been yet another delay in the murder case of rapper Tupac Shakur. Duane "Keffe D" Davis, the suspect charged with the murder, did not enter a plea in a Las Vegas court Thursday morning.
Missing Alabama teenager Natalee Holloway's killer has confessed
Eighteen years after the disappearance of Alabama teenager Natalee Holloway in Aruba, Joran van der Sloot finally confessed to killing her.