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When Raúl Castro passed Miguel Mario Díaz-Canel Bermúdez the job, the Communist Party stalwart became Cuba's first president not named Castro in decades. But don't expect radical reforms.

David Greene talks to David Wessel, director of the Hutchins Center at the Brookings Institution, about whether oil prices are being affected by the U.S. pulling out from the Iran nuclear deal.

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is promising to bring back the State Department's "swagger." What does that mean and what will it take? NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks to Daniel Fried, former assistant secretary of state and Ambassador to Poland, to unpack those questions.

Prescribed burns are underway in several states right now to try to get an early handle on wildfires. But the deliberate fires carry their own risks, including widespread and persistent smoke.

Stocks were down sharply on Thursday in a selloff that took the Dow Jones industrial average down more than 1,000 points.

Tuesday is Election Day and the biggest race this year is Virginia's hotly-contested governor's race. Both parties are testing out messages in the race to see what might work with voters during the 2018 midterms.

Steve Inskeep talks to commentator and historian Cokie Roberts for a look at the changing way Christmas has been celebrated in America.

Billy Manes, a leader in Orlando's gay community, died suddenly last week at the age of 45. Ari Shapiro met Manes in the days after the Pulse night club shooting last year and has a remembrance.

Republicans headed into an all-night session in an uncomfortable position where the only legislation they can potentially pass is a bill most senators oppose.

Days after a Sydney woman was shot and killed by Minneapolis police, Australian publications are covering the story as front-page news.