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On Sept. 14, a Saudi oil processing plant was rocked by a series of explosions. The facility, and another oil field, were attacked from the air. Here's what physical evidence exists about the attacks.

Matt Tyrnaeur's documentary posits that Cohn, a notoriously ruthless and amoral political operative, set the ground rules by which today's politics play out.

What was so concerning that a U.S. intelligence official filed a whistleblower complaint? That's the question in Washington. When asked about it, President Trump tried to put the focus on Joe Biden.

Tom Tugendhat, a Conservative Party member of Parliament, responds to news that the British Supreme Court has ruled that Prime Minister Boris Johnson's move to suspend parliament was unconstitutional.

One day after he was named in the whistleblower's report, Kurt Volker, the U.S. special envoy to Ukraine, has resigned. Politico's Nahal Toosi joins NPR's Audie Cornish to discuss Volker.

The ballistic missile traveled about 280 miles, landing in the Sea of Japan. If capable of submarine launch it would represent a significant advance in North Korea's missile program.

NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with David Crichton, a former pilot for the U.K. travel agency, Thomas Cook. The company's collapse has left hundreds of thousands of travelers stranded around the world.

NPR's Noel King talks to conservative columnist Jonah Goldberg of the Los Angeles Times about a previously unreported allegation of sexual misconduct against Justice Brett Kavanaugh.

Robert C. O'Brien replaces John Bolton, who left the post last week. O'Brien moves from his current State Department role as special presidential envoy for hostage affairs.

Researchers in the U.S. military and academia are working to combat what they call "adversarial artificial intelligence." That's when someone hacks into an AI system to transmit the wrong information.

NPR's David Green talks to law professor Jody Freeman, who is an ex-Obama staffer, about the expectation that the administration will revoke California's ability to set tighter environmental rules.

The federal court decision paves the way for the nation's first supervised injection site to open in Philadelphia. The Justice Department argued that it amounted to "in-your-face illegal activity."

NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Instagram head Adam Mosseri about the lessons he learned about social media abuses while in charge of Facebook's News Feed.

With sustained winds of 185 mph, Dorian is hitting the Bahamas as "the strongest hurricane in modern records" to hit the archipelago, according to the National Hurricane Center.

Author George Howe Colt's choice to delve into the lives of the players and coaches in his new book, as well as the turbulent year itself, makes his writing about the actual game pay off beautifully.

Steve Inskeep talks to Lotta Nymann-Lindegren, a former Finnish diplomat who was involved in Brexit negotiations, about British Prime Minister Theresa May securing backing of a draft deal.

Hundreds of families in Florida displaced by Hurricane Michael have been sheltering in school buildings for more than a week. Many are not sure where they'll live after these temporary shelters close.

Jonah Hill writes and directs this semi-autobiographical coming-of-age tale about a boy who embraces skater culture; the film faithfully documents the era, but offers no point of view.

A year ago, YouTube faced heavy criticism for not taking down extremist content. Since then, the company has revamped its algorithm and hired content moderators. But is the new formula working?

Tom Barrack is one of President Trump's oldest friends. He's also been the subject of unwelcome headlines recently, over comments concerning Saudi Arabia and his role in Trump's inauguration.