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Bri McNulty, 23, won her dream job as a CDC fellow working on cancer prevention in Iowa, the state with the second highest incidence of cancer. But she was fired, like so many federal workers.

Hill received Secret Service awards and was promoted for his actions that day, but for decades blamed himself for Kennedy's death, saying he would gladly have given his life to save the president.

The new top two leaders at the FBI are Trump loyalists with no prior experience at the bureau. NPR asks retired FBI special agent Thomas J. Baker for his impressions of Kash Patel and Dan Bongino.

Pakistanis have found reason to celebrate as the country hosts a major international cricket tournament for the first time in years.

Ihor Brusylo, deputy head of Ukraine's President's Office, tells NPR Trump is a "peacemaker and dealmaker," while expressing hope the U.S. continues to provide aid to Ukraine.

A former surgeon in France, now 74, is on trial for the alleged rape or sexual abuse of 299 victims, most of them children. Investigators say the violence spanned more than three decades.

In President Trump's "perfect world," powerful leaders cut deals and impose them without paying too much attention to the rule of law, foreign policy expert Stephen Walt told Morning Edition.

Singer Roberta Flack died yesterday at the age of 88. She won two Record of the Year Grammys in a row in the 1970's with "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" and "Killing Me Softly with His Song."

The U.N. General Assembly adopted a resolution Monday condemning Russian aggression and calling for the immediate withdrawal of Russian forces from Ukraine. The U.S. joined Russia in opposing it.

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has sold his brand of politics as conservatism. But what's really happening there is corruption benefitting oligarchs, says David Pressman, former U.S. ambassador to Hungary.

Party City, the retail chain that dressed America in scary masks and dramatic capes, is closing hundreds of stores as soon as this week.

Kendrick Lamar won his rap war with Drake last year by just about any measure, but this week, Drake got a small measure of revenge when his new album, $ome $exy $ongs 4 U, knocks Lamar out of the No. 1 spot on the Billboard charts.

NPR's A Martinez speaks with Aaron Lehman, a fifth-generation farmer who is president of the Iowa Farmers Union, about anticipated cuts to Department of Agriculture programs.

U.S. opposes a resolution demanding that Russia withdraw from Ukraine, Trump funding freeze includes payments to keep the Colorado River flowing, massive child sex abuse trial begins in France.

The overthrow of the Assad regime in Syria paved the way for a historic visit, with Syrian Jews returning from the U.S. to Damascus for the first time in three decades, hoping to rebuild community.

As the Trump administration ramps up its rhetoric against Ukraine and NATO, European countries are taking note — with increasing alarm.

NPR's A Martínez speaks with Sonny Vaccaro and Armen Keteyian about their new book, Legends and Soles, The Memoir of An American Original.

Recent data shows suicide rates for Black teens, and the causes are not known. Gabriel, 14, talks about how he is perceived in the world and how that affected his mental health.

Republicans in Congress are turning to a tool of the budget process to pass major elements of President Trump's agenda without the threat of a filibuster from Senate Democrats.

Trump's funding freezes could threaten the Colorado River. Some money was intended to keep the shrinking river flowing. And, the U.S. voted against a U.N. peace resolution for Ukraine.