D.C. Jewish community leader says they will 'never recoil from living proud Jewish lives'
NPR's A Martínez speaks with Ron Halber, CEO of the Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater Washington, about a deadly shooting that killed an Israeli couple at a Jewish-themed event.
Aleppo After The Fall
Reporter Robert Worth returned to Aleppo after years of urban warfare destroyed the once beautiful Syrian city. He tells Steve Inskeep about the people who managed to stay alive during years of war.
A Commencement On The Subway
Jerich Marco Alcantara and his family were riding to his graduation at Hunter College when their subway train broke down. They missed the ceremony, but held their own on the subway instead.
Spelling Finals Promise To Bee Exciting
The finals of the Scripps National Spelling Bee are Thursday: the day when adults feel bad because they can't spell some of the words that kids can.
The State Of The Great Barrier Reef
A new paper says coral bleaching episodes due to climate change have made irreversible changes to the world's coral reefs. The challenge now is to keep them alive with good governance.
Police Rethink Tactics In Light Of Opioid Exposure Risk
Synthetic opioids like fentanyl are far more potent than heroin, and that's creating a new risk for police, who risk overdoses just by touching evidence or even breathing the air during a raid.
A Federal Judge Says Mandatory Minimum Sentences Often Don't Fit The Crime
NPR's Rachel Martin speaks to federal Judge Mark Bennett of Iowa, who opposes mandatory minimum charging and sentencing guidelines for nonviolent drug offenses.
U.K. Election Contests Closer Than Expected
When British Prime Minister Theresa May called a snap election, it looked like she would have an increase in her party's majority in Parliament. Now things are not so certain for her Conservatives.
Trump Tweets U.S. Has A Massive Trade Deficit With Germany
Rachel Martin talks to Constanze Stelzenmuller, who studies Germany and European foreign policy at the Brookings Institution, about what Trump's words mean for U.S.-German relations.