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In 1992, the world met Crumpet the elf in David Sedaris' "Santaland Diaries," the story of his time working as a Macy's department store elf. Now imagine you had that job. Tell us your story.

President Trump announced that the United States will withdraw from the Iran nuclear deal. Steve Inskeep talks with Andrew Peek, a State Department official who handles policy on Iraq and Iran.

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is in North Korea to discuss an expected summit between the the U.S. and North Korea. He is expected to return with three American detainees.

Iraqis vote Saturday in the first national elections since ISIS was forced from the country. The prime minister is running for re-election largely on the success against the militants.

Michael Cohen may have received hundreds of thousands of dollars in payments from corporate clients and a Russian billionaire. Also, President Trump says the U.S. will withdraw from the Iran deal.

NPR has obtained details of the report, to be released Thursday, on the deaths of four American soldiers in Niger last October. The report identifies no single failure leading to their deaths.

President Trump's announcement that he would withdraw from the Iran nuclear deal is just one reason drivers will pay more for gasoline this summer.

NPR's David Greene talks to sports journalist Kevin Blackistone about the NCAA's future after numerous corruption investigations and recent reports calling for changes.

Donald Trump promised coal miners: "You're going to be working your asses off!" NPR spent more than a year in the coal counties of central Appalachia and found hope, cynicism and some surprises.

U.S. law prohibits people on Medicare from using the discount coupons the makers of expensive medicines offer. The law aims to reduce federal drug spending and Medicare fraud, but can feel unfair.

The rapper Dr. Dre tried to stop gynecologist Draion Burch from going by Dr. Drai. The rapper filed a trademark dispute, but the U.S. trademark office did not see any risk of confusion.

NPR's David Greene speaks with Richard Nephew, who served as the lead sanctions expert for the U.S. team negotiating with Iran over the nuclear agreement.

In Lily Anderson's debut novel, a string of suspicious deaths prompts teen witch Mila to try to solve the mystery by raising the dead girls to ask who killed them — but of course, it's not that easy.

Also: A former CIA officer is accused of spying for China; new fissures open near Hawaii's volcano; and Seattle Mariners pitcher James Paxton throws a no-hitter, helping defeat the Toronto Blue Jays.

"Twice-exceptional," or 2E students, find that one of their sides sometimes masks the other. Psychologist Scott Barry Kaufman says there are a lot more of them than you might think.

President Trump's nomination to lead the CIA sits for hearings on Capitol Hill Wednesday. Sen. Ron Wyden tells Steve Inskeep about what questions he plans to ask Gina Haspel.

The former captives, believed to be three Americans of Korean descent, are traveling with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and will arrive back in the U.S. early Thursday.

Artist Christina Eve paints music. A rare neurological condition known as synesthesia has entwined her senses, so she sees a kaleidoscope of dancing colors whenever she listens to music.

Tuesday's primaries included some big upsets. Mark Harris beat Republican 9th District Congressman Robert Pittenger by 814 votes in the primary. Five…

David Greene talks to Korea scholar Jean Lee of the Woodrow Wilson Center about North Korea's decision to release three American hostages ahead of a U.S.-North Korea summit.