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Jerry Linenger shares a letter he wrote to his young son while aboard space station Mir.

Mexico's President Calderon Unhappy with U.S.

Mexican President Felipe Calderon used his State of the Union speech to critique the United States. He said he was protesting what he called the "persecution" of undocumented Mexican workers.

Bush Addresses U.S. Deaths in Iraq

President Bush makes his first public remarks concerning the recent surge of casualties in Iraq as he toured fire-ravaged areas of Southern California Tuesday. The president expressed his sadness and concern for the families of the dead and wounded but said the United States was protecting its national security by its presence in Iraq. NPR's Don Gonyea reports.

Muslims Called to Action against U.S.

Saddam Hussein's government has fallen, but for many Muslims the war is now about the United States vs. Islam. That's a sentiment heard in Egypt, where a Muslim cleric has given his blessing to anyone who wished to aid Iraq. The cleric said the war in Iraq really amounted to an attack against all Muslim nations. NPR's Michael Sullivan reports.

Opponents of a proposed sugary drink tax demonstrate outside City Hall in Philadelphia on June 8. The Philadelphia City Council is set to consider a sugary drink tax that Mayor Jim Kenney wants to pay for universal prekindergarten, community schools and park improvements.

Can The Soda Industry's $4 Million Ad Blitz Fend Off A Sugary Drink Tax?

Philadelphia's City Council on Thursday will vote on a 1.5 cents-per-ounce tax on sugary beverages, as well as on diet sodas. Big Soda is spending big bucks on ads to sway public opinion against it.

This combination of images provided by the Memphis Police Department shows (from left) former police officers Demetrius Haley, Emmitt Martin III, Desmond Mills Jr. and Justin Smith. A Tennessee commission voted to decertify Haley, Martin and Smith. Mills surrendered his certification.

4 ex-Memphis police officers charged with Tyre Nichols' murder have been decertified

Decertification hearings for others investigated in his death are pending. Decertification prevents officers from going to work in the same jurisdiction. They can still get police jobs out of state.

Israel Banning U.S. Reps. Had A Political Cost, U.S. Jewish Advocacy Group Says

NPR's Rachel Martin talks to David Harris, CEO of the American Jewish Committee, about Israel's decision to bar two U.S. congresswomen. Israel will now grant Rep. Rashida Tlaib a visa.

U.S. Picks Olympic Marathoners

The men and women who will run the marathon in Rio earned their spots on the team at the Olympic Trials Marathon in L.A.

Joseph Blackman, a Miami-Dade County mosquito control inspector, at work in Miami. Mosquitoes infected with Zika are now spreading the illness in at least four different parts of the city, according to federal health officials.

Zika May Be In The U.S. To Stay

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention now urges pregnant women to "consider postponing travel to all parts of Miami-Dade County." Zika is on the way to becoming an endemic disease in the U.S.

Mark Hamill (right) and Anthony Daniels reprise their roles of Luke Skywalker and C-3PO in the radio adaptation of <em>Star Wars</em>.

On May the 4th, let's remember the time NPR had a 'Star Wars' radio drama

Some of you may have forgotten (and some might not even know) that the network created three radio dramas based on George Lucas' original three movies.

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