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Biden announces sanctions as Russian troops move into Ukraine

As Russian troops move into separatist regions in eastern Ukraine, President Biden gives his latest remarks on what measures the United States and its allies are planning to take.

Edinburgh Fringe Makes Dreams Come True

The Edinburgh Fringe Festival in Scotland bills itself as the world's biggest arts festival. The Fringe is the place where comedians, actors and playwrights go to be discovered. Each year, one play tends to grab the headlines and awards. This year it's Precious Little Talent by 24-year-old Ella Hickson. Last year, her play Eight got her noticed.

Mexican Border City Plagued By Drug Cartel Violence Awaits Pope Visit

The border city of Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, which was until recently one of the world's murder capitals, will present Pope Francis with a panoply of Mexico's intractable problems: rampant cartel violence, desperate immigrants, official corruption and worker exploitation. The city awaits his visit on Wednesday hungry for his message of peace and hope, but no one is under the illusion that he can fix anything.

Ketchup And See Where Your Favorite French Fries Rank With The 'Los Angeles Times'

According to Los Angeles Times food columnist Lucas Kwan Peterson Five Guys has the best French Fries. And in dead last is In-N-Out. He speaks with NPR's Audie Cornish about the rankings.

A year after the death of Iranian protestor Mahsa Amini, has anything changed?

A year after the death of a young woman after being arrested by Iran's morality police, NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks to Holly Dagres of The Atlantic Council about calls for change in Iran.

51 years later, Germany has a panel to review the Munich Olympics hostage massacre

NPR's Melissa Block talks with Michael Brenner, professor at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, about the review the 1972 Munich Olympics terrorist attack that killed 11 Israeli athletes.

75 years ago: Israel's triumph became a catastrophe for Palestinians

Palestinians mark 75 years since what they call the Nakba, or "catastrophe," when Palestinians were displaced during Israel's founding war.

Whitlee Hurd, the mother of five children, walks through her damaged home in northeast Houston. "This is my child's room but I can't have them sleep here now because the window is open," she says. "We told the maintenance man but he won't help us."

In Houston, Floods Push Impoverished Residents Into Crisis

Poor neighborhoods on the northeast side were hit hard by the storm. But residents say they received little help evacuating, and now they are struggling to get basics: food, water and information.

One Reporter Goes Home To California And Hears Repeatedly That 'Richmond Is Changing'

NPR reporters have been going home to see how their hometowns have changed. NPR's Richard Gonzales returns to Richmond, Calif., a blue collar city east of San Francisco seeing an exodus of African-Americans and the emergence of a new Latino community.

A woman checks her cellphone as she waits in line to enter the Supreme Court on Wednesday to hear arguments in <em>Carpenter v. United States </em>about the government's access to cellphone data.

Justices May Impose New Limits On Government Access To Cellphone Data

In arguments at the Supreme Court on Wednesday, a majority of justices raised concerns about privacy in the modern digital age.

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