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Venezuelan security forces have arrested more than 1,000 people since Sunday’s contested elections. Electoral authorities declared incumbent Maduro the winner but have refused to provide proof.

Voters in Colorado have made Jared Polis the nation's first openly gay elected governor. Polis speaks with NPR's Mary Louise Kelly about his plans while he's in office.

A second terror attack, in Cambrils, Spain, has left at least one victim dead, along with at least 13 others in Barcelona.

In Los Angeles, Korean Americans react to the results of the summit between President Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. Initial enthusiasm has given way to questions and some skepticism, and a generational divide is apparent.

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks with Republican Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky talks about why he's opposed to U.S. involvement in Yemen and the costs of American intervention abroad.

The White House is expected to issue guidance soon about President Trump's proposed ban on transgender people in the military.

Smartphones have become an extension of the owner; it is the closest we've ever become to being omnipresent and omniscient and — in a metaphorical sense, at least — divine, says Marcelo Gleiser.

On Wednesday, world leaders made history by holding the first-ever high level meeting at the U.N. General Assembly focused on tuberculosis, which kills more people each year than HIV.

Steve Inskeep talks with writer Anand Giridharadas about the relationship between Silicon Valley and Saudi Arabia. The presumed killing of a Saudi journalist raises concerns about the investments.

One person was killed and several injured following blasts and fires on Thursday evening. Dozens of homes were damaged and about 8,000 people have been displaced. The cause is under investigation.