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Looking back on the life and legacy of sculptor Richard Serra
by Chloe Veltman
The great American sculptor died on Tuesday at his home in New York on the North Fork of Long Island. He was 85.
Trump Administration Orders Boeing To Cancel Deal With Iran
by Jackie Northam
Aircraft giant Boeing looked at deals worth billions of dollars with Iran. Now the Trump administration is preventing them as it pulls out of the nuclear agreement. But the company wasn't counting on the deals anyway.
Republican Sen. Jim Risch Discusses Gina Haspel's Confirmation Hearing
NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Sen. Jim Risch, R-Idaho, about his impressions after Gina Haspel's confirmation hearing to be the next director of the Central Intelligence Agency.
Mormon Church Announces End To 100-Year Relationship With Boy Scouts
by Lee Hale
On Tuesday, the Mormon Church announced it would end a 100-year relationship with the Boy Scouts of America. Mormon boys were automatically signed up to be part of the Boy Scouts, and church members made up 20 percent of membership.
Trump Administration Wants To Cut Federal Retirement Benefits And Freeze Salaries
by Brian Naylor
The Trump administration wants to change the structure of the government and federal workforce. Public employee groups are wary, as current laws governing how federal employees are paid, and the benefits they get, are 40 years old.
Women Candidates Finding Success In Early Primaries
by Danielle Kurtzleben
Women had particularly strong success in Tuesday's primaries for congressional seats. It's part of a broader pattern of record numbers of women running for office in 2018.
NBC Investigation Finds Employees Did Not Feel Comfortable Registering Complaints
by David Folkenflik
NBC Universal released report critical of climate at NBC News in wake of the Matt Lauer scandal, saying employees did not feel comfortable registering formal complaints. It also said current news leadership did not have knowledge of allegations.
Former Iranian Nuclear Negotiator Weighs In On U.S. Decision To Leave Nuclear Deal
A former Iranian nuclear negotiator, Seyed Hossein Mousavian, weighs in on how President Trump's withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal is playing out in that country.
EU Ambassador To The U.S. Reacts To Trump's Decision To Leave Iran Nuclear Deal
NPR's Audie Cornish talks with Ambassador David O'Sullivan, the European Union's ambassador to the U.S., about President Trump's decision to withdraw the United States from the Iran nuclear deal.
Why So Many Iraqis Are Discouraged By Their Country's Upcoming Election
by Jane Arraf
Iraqis fought hard for the right to vote and millions will do so in a parliamentary election this weekend. But their faith in democracy is being tested by political corruption and mismanagement.
Former CIA Director Discusses Gina Haspel's Confirmation Hearing
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with John McLaughlin, the former Deputy Director of Central Intelligence and former acting director of the CIA, about the nomination of Gina Haspel to become the next director of the Central Intelligence Agency.