Why did Israel strike Iran? An Israeli politician and a U.S.-Iran expert weigh in
NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Israel's U.N. Ambassador Danny Danon about his country's strikes.
Facebook's Partnership With Fact-Checkers Gets Off To A Rocky Start
A year ago, Facebook said it was bringing in fact-checkers from leading news organizations to combat fake news. It appears the fact-checkers have been left in the dark about the impact of their work.
Latest 'Star Wars' Movie Is Out Of This World
NASA plans to screen Star Wars: The Last Jedi to the International Space Station astronauts. The movie marks the return of actors Mark Hamill, Daisy Ridley, Adam Driver and the late Carrie Fisher.
Remembering What Makes The Holidays Special
Newbery Medal-winning author Kwame Alexander joins NPR's Rachel Martin to discuss poetry about the holidays, and to ask listeners for their help writing a poem about the season.
News Brief: Tax Overhaul Progresses, Tillerson On North Korea
Tax overhaul would be a legislative victory for Republicans, but they can only afford to loose 2 GOP votes in the Senate. Secretary of State Tillerson heads to the U.N. to talk about North Korea.
Smoke Blankets Santa Barbara County, Not Everyone Can Evacuate
Wildfires have scorched hundreds of thousands of acres of Southern California. Residents who resisted calls to evacuate talk about living through the fires, and what "the new normal" looks like.
Money Is Flowing Into State Supreme Court Races, Study Says
Analysis by the Brennan Center for Justice, a public policy group, finds spending on state court races with elected judges is spiking, and that sources for many of the donations aren't transparent.
President Trump Draws Closer To His First Legislative Victory
Republican lawmakers in the House and Senate say they have hammered out details of a final tax overhaul bill that they plan to pass next week.
U.N. Peacekeepers Honored In Tanzania
On Thursday in Tanzania, the bodies of 14 United Nations peacekeepers killed last week in Democratic Republic of the Congo have been honored in a ceremony.