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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg (left) met in Istanbul Monday.

World News

Stark Choice For NATO's Turkish Officers: Arrests At Home, Limbo In Europe

11:16am November 27, 2016

by Teri Schultz

Turkish officers in Brussels say their government is firing them and sending them home. Some are in hiding or seeking asylum, fearing imprisonment or worse. They deny they were part of a coup attempt.

Syrian pro-government forces walk past damaged houses in eastern Aleppo, near Masaken Hanano, on November 23.

World News

Syrian Government Forces Retake Rebel-Held Areas In Aleppo

10:24am November 27, 2016

by Laura Wagner

Forces loyal to Syrian president Bashar al-Assad have retaken the largest rebel-held district in the city, Masaken Hanano.

Laura Rees (left) and her sister Nancy Fee sit with their father, Joseph Fee, while holding a photo of his late wife, Elizabeth.

Rule Change Could Push Hospitals To Tell Patients About Nursing Home Quality

10:10am November 27, 2016

by Jordan Rau

Hospitals often shy away from offering quality assessments about skilled nursing care because of a Medicare requirement not to restrict choice. Federal officials are weighing changes to that rule.

Do 'Hipster Cooking Gadgets' Spoil Comfort Of Cooking?

9:38am November 27, 2016

Keith Blanchard wrote an article for the Wall Street Journal entitled "Why Hipster Cooking Gizmos Are Killing Cooking." He talks with NPR's Linda Wertheimer about why they bother him so much.

Arts

Actor Ron Glass Dies At Age 71

9:38am November 27, 2016

Actor Ron Glass died Friday evening. He was 71. In a career spanning more than four decades, Glass is best remembered for his role as detective Ron Harris on the sitcom "Barney Miller."

World News

A Beirut Communist Community 'Living At The End Of An Era'

8:48am November 27, 2016

by Alison Meuse

Beirut's lone communist inspired bar toasts the life of Fidel Castro.

Louisiana Veteran Flood Victims Sill Find Recovery Programs Tough To Navigate

8:42am November 27, 2016

by Eve Troeh

Parts of Louisiana were inundated by heavy rain and flooding earlier this year. Myra Engrum lost her house, but it wasn't the first time. Hurricane Katrina ruined her home years earlier.

Fidel Castro's Role In Restoring Diplomatic Relations, If Any, Is Up For Debate

8:39am November 27, 2016

President Obama and Cuban President Raul Castro achieved what many thought impossible — a warming of relations between the U.S. and Cuba. What role did Fidel Castro play in that process?

National

Trump Foreign Policy Outlook

8:39am November 27, 2016

NPR's Linda Wertheimer and historian Andrew Bacevich discuss what U.S. foreign policy might look like under president-elect Donald Trump's administration.

National

Trump Transition Update

8:39am November 27, 2016

President-elect Donald Trump continues to shape his cabinet. So far, his nominees include both loyalists and at least one Republican who criticized him during the campaign.