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The secretive group espoused a philosophy of self-help but was accused of recruiting women as sex slaves. Charges against Raniere, known as "Vanguard," included sex trafficking and racketeering.

Unpredictable moments involved the cost of drugs, the fight against snakebites and kissing bugs ... and reproductive rights.

Both Republicans and Democrats agreed that a small-business program that ran out of money needed a major infusion. Negotiators also added resources for hospitals and testing.

At Tuesday's briefing, Trump criticized the World Health Organization and said he wants to end U.S. funding. He accused the WHO of "severely mismanaging and covering up the spread of the coronavirus."

What do you do when your home country's team doesn't make it into the World Cup? Commentator Mike Pesca digs into the perils of shifting support from team to team in the soccer tournament.

North Korea turned over 55 boxes containing, in the words of the Pentagon, "possible remains of missing DoD personnel" from the Korean War. The remains will arrive in Hawaii next week for forensic analysis.

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Fiona MacGregor, spokesperson for the International Organization for Migration at Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, about the cash for work program, which gives Rohingya refugee volunteers a stipend to help prepare safer shelters.

A commentary in the New England Journal of Medicine issues a call to the medical community around the world.

Some 20,000 people had entered shelters by the time the hurricane made landfall. A local official said spirits were high, even though there weren't enough cots for every evacuee.

Brazilian voters go to the polls in October for general elections. Gender is increasingly an election issue, specifically concerning the low number of female candidates. Several groups are trying to address this.