Reformist Masoud Pezeshkian wins Iran's presidential runoff
Reformist candidate Masoud Pezeshkian beat hard-liner Saeed Jalili in the runoff election to replace the late president who was killed in a helicopter crash in May.
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A Chicago rabbi was a committed advocate for gun safety. A recent attack changed that
NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Rabbi Tamar Manasseh about a recent shooting right outside a community center she set up on Chicago's South Side, and her fear for the safety of the children who use it.
U.K.'s Conservative Party suffered its worst-ever defeat. What went wrong?
NPR's Scott Simon talks with Robert Shrimsley of the Financial Times about the election in the UK, when the incumbent Conservative Party lost badly.
Ukraine vies for NATO membership ahead of the group's meeting in Washington, D.C.
As NATO leaders prepare to meet in Washington next week, Ukrainian leaders say they have made huge sacrifices to defend the ideals of the alliance and want a clear path to membership.
Week in politics: Biden tries to do debate damage control with ABC interview
President Biden gave an exclusive interview to ABC News Friday and tried to calm voters concerned about whether he should run for another term. We'll discuss how he did.
6 takeaways from Biden's high-stakes interview
In an effort to quell calls for him to quit the race, Biden sat for a network TV interview with ABC’s George Stephanopoulos Friday night. Did it work?
These bigger-than-life portraits turn gun death statistics into indelible stories
A volunteer curator in Philadelphia puts on art exhibits to raise awareness of lives lost to gun violence.
Opinion: Remembering the star screenwriter Robert Towne
NPR's Scott Simon remembers screenwriter Robert Towne, who died this week. Towne won an Oscar for Chinatown, which is considered one of the best screenplays in American cinema.
Skateboarders, weavers, kite makers: A Smithsonian party for 'Indigenous voices'
This year's Smithsonian Folklife Festival featured "Indigenous Voices of the Americas" and was full of surprises — like Bolivian women skateboarding in traditional garb — bowler hats and poofy skirts.
A deadly fire exposes the lack of protection for migrant workers in South Korea
As South Korea's population shrinks, foreign migrant workers are joining the country's workforce. But a recent deadly fire exposed the risks some of them are facing.