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As part of our Missed Connections series, NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro reunites Sharony Green and Beth Hegab, former childhood friends who drifted apart, according to Green, in part because of race.

If the century-old rail tunnel into New York City fails, the economic pain will be felt up and down the East Coast. That's why a multi-billion-dollar plan to replace it has been called the most important infrastructure project in the country.

We have an update on the investigation in the Austin area bombings. The suspect died in an explosion in his car, police said.

Ireland holds a referendum on abortion this spring. Abortion is illegal there, but a network of providers and volunteers helps thousands of women a year go abroad for the procedure, mostly to the U.K.

Inspired by Parkland students' activism following the deadly shooting at their high school last month, local residents are helping young demonstrators find lodging.

In Austin, Texas, investigators are still piecing together what transpired during the final days the man's life who built and left bombs around the city. They still haven't determined his motive.

The United States is defending its military support for Saudi Arabia in Yemen's civil war. NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with U.S. Ambassador to Yemen Matthew Tueller.

NPR's Noel King talks to William Zarit about how U.S. businesses in China are reacting to the new U.S. tariffs against Chinese goods. Zarit is chairman of the American Chamber of Commerce in China.

Youth activism in America has a long and complicated history. As students flood streets around the country, two activists offer advice to those marching.

The world-famous ballet company is iconic in Russia. Principal dancer Olga Smirnova says a new staging of a beloved epic takes it into the 21st century.