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The San Francisco Chronicle and CNN reported multiple allegations of sexual assault and misconduct. Swalwell calls them false but apologized to his supporters and family.
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Asha Bhosle, the voice of Bollywood, has died aged 92
The Bollywood legend was one of the world's most recorded artists — who, by her own reckoning, made more than 12,000 songs.
Sunday Puzzle: Sweet Treat
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe plays the puzzle with KUT listener Nell Newton and Weekend Edition Puzzlemaster Will Shortz.
A Hezbollah commander describes battling Israel in Lebanon
In a rare interview, a wounded Hezbollah commander tells NPR about his secretive Shia Muslim militia's new command structure and how it has managed to keep firing rockets into northern Israel.
The U.S. military says it will blockade Iranian ports as Iran peace talks collapse
After talks between the U.S. and Iran collapsed, President Trump said the U.S. will "blockade" the Strait of Hormuz. The U.S. military said it would blockade ships entering or exiting Iranian ports.
Why your favorite artists keep pairing up for co-headlining tours
From SZA and Kendrick Lamar, to MJ Lenderman and Waxahatchee, there's been an uptick in recent years of prominent artists joining forces for a co-headlining tour.
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Drug overdose deaths continue to drop in the U.S., but experts say new street drugs made from synthetic chemicals are emerging rapidly.
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NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with actor and director Jim Cummings about his new role in the movie "The Yeti," creature features and how to keep independent cinema alive.
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NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with economist Judith Scott-Clayton about the cost of college in the U.S. They discuss the difference between sticker and net price and the opaqueness of tuition costs.
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NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with Caro Claire Burke about her debut novel "Yesteryear," about a tradwife influencer who's transported back to the 1800s.
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The U.S and Iran did not reach an agreement to end the war in Iran at a high-level meeting on Saturday.
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The spectacle of a balloon-tired pickup truck hurtling through the air in front of thousands of screaming fans has turned into a multi-million-dollar business.
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The Straight of Hormuz is at the center of talks to end the war in Iran. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks to Noam Raydan of the Washington Institute for Near East Policy.
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In Ukraine, the most land-mined country in the world, restaurants are selling bread for Orthodox Easter using wheat from recently demined farmland. Proceeds fund the clearing of more fields.
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NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with Father Emmanuel Katongole, a priest and professor of theology at University of Notre Dame, about the significance of Pope Leo XIV's trip to Africa this week.
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Vice President JD Vance said the U.S. and Iran did not reach an agreement to end the war after meeting on Saturday. Control over the Strait of Hormuz remains a flash point in the war.
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NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks to jazz musician Sherman Irby about his latest work, "Birth of the Blues," exploring the origin of the Blues and its continued influence across genres.
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Humanity's itchy little nuisance resists common pesticides and drives parents crazy. Will we ever be rid of head lice? Doctors say it's unlikely.