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Tensions are high on the Israel-Lebanon border after Tuesday's killing of a Hamas leader in Beirut. The U.S. and Europe are sending diplomats this weekend.

After Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin was mysteriously hospitalized, doctors from Walter Reed National Military Center say he is being treated for prostate cancer.

Some voters in New Hampshire are looking for an alternative to Biden and Trump, former presidents who are both running for re-election. That's leading them to consider Nikki Haley.

Did the Biden team assuage concerns about the president’s candidacy after Thursday’s debate? Also, a memo indicates the Trump campaign plans a “streamlined” platform ahead of the GOP convention.

The U.S. Department of Education announced it's erasing $1.2 billion in federal student loans. At the same time, the department is struggled to implement a new application for federal student aid.

For decades, the number of California sea otters cratered. But they've been making a comeback — and are helping curb erosion along the coast by eating the crabs that accelerate it.

Texas Christian University's women's basketball team has had so many injuries it had to forfeit games and hold an open try-out for walk-ons.

A sentencing hearing will be held Monday morning for a man who, nearly 20 years ago, stole one of the pairs of ruby red slippers that Judy Garland wore during the filming of "The Wizard of Oz".

President Biden and other world leaders announced a new corridor to link India with the Middle East and Europe. It's one of several initiatives aimed at countering China's Belt and Road Initiative.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Courtney Ngugen, senior writer for WTA Insider, about the Australian Open. The first round of play begins Saturday, Jan. 13.

Scott Simon talks to Karim Sadjadpour, a senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, about escalating tensions with Iran.

A new book details an alleged cover-up within the White House surrounding the declining health of former President Biden. NPR speaks with the authors, CNN's Jake Tapper and Axios' Alex Thompson.

Over the last year, many dictators have fallen from power. To name a few: Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi was killed, Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak was overthrown and North Korean leader Kim Jong Il died. Linda Wertheimer talks to Susan Glasser, with Foreign Policy magazine, about the year that was and which of the world's remaining strongmen need to worry about what 2012 has to offer.

Ayesha Rascoe speaks with Phylicia Brown of Buffalo, N.Y., about how the community is doing after a mass shooting at a local grocery store on May 14.

In April the EPA established new, legally enforceable limits for PFAS contamination in drinking water. It also set aside another $1 billion to help local governments with cleanup.

In a tiny, remote farm town, a chef who grew up nearby runs what many call the best restaurant for hundreds of miles around. It's an effort to serve local foods and keep a shrinking town alive.

Ukrainian President Zelensky is coming to Washington Tuesday to make a plea for Congress to approve more money to help in the country's war against Russia.

Mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin led a brief uprising against Russia's military in June. A plane crashed in Russia Wednesday, and he may be among the people who died.

NPR's Leila Fadel talks to executive leadership expert Cindy Solomon about why CEOs of big companies are staying on the job longer — or why companies are asking them to return to the job.

Women who are subject to unwanted attention and harassment on the beaches of southern France this summer are experimenting with a new app which summons police.