Trump says he's lifting sanctions on Syria, confusing some allies in Israel
President Trump says he's dropping sanctions against Syria, which led to celebrations in the streets of Damascus. But in Israel, many are wondering where they stand with their neighbor.
Talks In Paris To Reach A Treaty On Global Warming Enter Final Week
Negotiators from nearly 200 countries have spent a week in Paris trying to come up with a new treaty to curb global warming. They've got the rest of this week to finish.
Women In The U.S. Military May Serve In Combat Posts, Pentagon Says
Defense Secretary Carter announced all combat positions will be open to qualified women. Steve Inskeep talks to Army veteran Emily Miller, who was an officer attached to a regiment in Afghanistan.
Fake Climate Change Ads Aim To Point Out Corporate Hypocrisy
As the climate change conference opened in Paris, ads appeared around the city, many from sponsors of the conference — or were they? The ads looked genuine, but the messages were a bitingly satirical.
Kerry Takes On Big Diplomatic Challenge: Reuniting A Divided Cyprus
Secretary of State Kerry tried his hand at Middle East peace, and he's also trying to resolve the conflict in Syria. He's traveling to Cyprus, hoping to solve the decades old confrontation there.
Netherlands Shares Climate Change Advice With Poorer Countries
Most of the low-lying coastal countries suffering the consequences of climate change are poor. The Netherlands breaks that mold, and offers advice from its centuries of flood control to other nations.
Trump Criticized For Using Stereotypes While Speaking To Republican Jewish Coalition
Donald Trump appeared before the Republican Jewish Coalition, joking about Jewish stereotypes. The audience received those rather well, but was not as receptive to his political views about Israel.
Yahoo's Board Debates Selling Company's Core Business
Yahoo's board is meeting amid reports that the company may sell off its struggling Internet business or a huge stake in the Chinese e-commerce company Alibaba. Yahoo is the No. 3 search engine.
Police Still Searching for Motive In San Bernardino Mass Shooting
FBI investigators are looking into the potential connections the San Bernardino shooters may have had to extremists, but the shooting doesn't follow the pattern of other recent terrorist attacks.
Mosque Members Say Calif. Shooter Was A Quiet Man
Syed Rizwan Farook was once a committed worshiper at a mosque in Riverside, Calif., but then he stopped attending. Congregation members and neighbors have said he was a quiet, but polite man.
Suspect In San Bernardino Shooting Reportedly Had ISIS Ties
A federal law enforcement official told NPR that Tashfeen Malik, a suspect along with her husband in Wednesday's mass shooting, had pledged allegiance to the Islamic State and its leader on Facebook.