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Prisoners including members of Egypt's banned Muslim Brotherhood wait inside a glass dock during their trial in Cairo on July 28. Egypt's courts have held mass trials of hundreds of defendants, sentencing many of them to death.

U.S. Military Aid To Egypt Gives A 'Green Light' To Repression, Say Rights Advocates

The Trump administration's release of $195 million for the Middle Eastern nation's security spending, frozen last year over rights concerns, has left experts stunned and deeply worried.

Ball State linebacker Wendell Brown (left) and cornerback Trey Buice react near the end of an NCAA college football game in Muncie, Ind., in 2008. Brown, who was arrested two years ago in China, has been sentenced to 4 years in prison.

China Sentences Former Ball State Linebacker Wendell Brown To 4 Years Over Bar Fight

The former college athlete who went on to play for the Canadian Football League and an Austrian football team, was helping coach a team in Chongqing at the time of the 2016 incident.

Sarah Thomas, a 37-year-old cancer survivor, swims across the 21-mile English Channel. She said she was stung on the face by a jellyfish during her epic swim, in which she crisscrossed the channel four times, a journey that ended up being more than 130 miles because of the tides.

American Becomes 1st Person To Swim English Channel 4 Times Without Stopping

Sarah Thomas of Colorado plunged into the record books with her 54-hour feat. She finished Tuesday and said she was stung on the face by a jellyfish during the 130-mile swim.

Ray Meyer, Annica Trotter and Brian and Jennifer Barfield all were looking for work in 2011. Six years later, they are in different places and have different opinions on what they hope President Trump will say during Tuesday night's address.

What 4 Voters Want To Hear From President Trump In His Address

Three voted for Trump, one did not. The St. Louis residents all battled to come back from job losses in the wake of the Great Recession, and that experience shaped their view of the new president.

Number Of Hate Crimes Rising In The U.K.

Police forces say the number of hate crimes reported in the U.K. has increased dramatically in the week since the "Brexit" vote. Esmat Jeraj of Citizens UK talks about the recent racial tension.

The History Of Anti-Asian Sentiment In The U.S

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Dale Minami, lawyer and former Asian American studies professor at U.C. Berkeley, about the history of anti-Asian sentiment in the United States.

Moderna Co-Founder: Science Cuts Could Lead to “Dystopian Future”

Noubar Afeyan argues why the U.S. should be "choosing science" amidst vast cuts to research grants.

NYT Columnist Thomas Friedman: “The World Will Push Back” Against Trump

Thomas Friedman discusses U.S. immigration and Pres. Trump's foreign policy.

From the film Freedom Riders: Jim Lawson on The Cold War

Jim Lawson speaks about JFK and the Cold War as a critical issue facing the U.S.

Former CIA officer: Whelan doesn't fit the profile of a spy

Former CIA officer says Whelan doesn't fit the profile of U.S. intelligence

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