Search results for

We’re sitting down this hour with all three Republican candidates to hear what their thoughts about immigration, inflation, abortion access and more.

In a complicated world, the United Nations Secretary General is hoping for some diplomatic wins before his term expires this year. One possibility is a peace deal for Cyprus, which has been divided since 1974. It is a conflict that has confounded many a Secretary General.

After months of negotiations, Volkswagen has reached a deal with U.S. authorities on most of the cars involved in its diesel emissions scandal. The agreement covers nearly 500,000 2-liter engine cars. Owners will get to choose between having VW buy back their vehicles or having their cars fixed. But owners still don't know how much VW will offer in the buyback, or what the terms of a fix will be.

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks to Carnegie Mellon University researcher Dov Levin about his historical database that tracks U.S. involvement in meddling with foreign elections over the years.

U.S. Army officials said Wednesday that Bergdahl's 2009 disappearance is considered a crime of desertion. Bergdahl was freed last May after being held captive by the Taliban for nearly five years.

The Syrian insurgent group affiliated with al-Qaeda has attacked U.S.-backed Syrian fighters. NPR's Rachel Martin gets the details from Anne Barnard of the New York Times.

U.N.-brokered talks to end the Syrian civil war are taking place in Geneva, but so far the warring sides won't even be in the same room together. NPR's Peter Kenyon updates Rachel Martin.

Divisions among Democrats take center stage as the Senate debates two Iraq amendments to the defense bill. One, from Sen. John Kerry (D-MA), calls for a withdrawal of U.S. forces from Iraq by a certain date. A competing amendment, also from the Democrats, is an open-ended call for the withdrawal of troops. Republicans stand largely united against the amendments.

NPR's Kelly McEvers speaks with Ramin Mostaghim, a reporter for the Los Angeles Times in Tehran, about how people in Iran view the U.S. presidential election.

Canadian commentators fault the U.S. for killing a top Iranian general, leading Iran to retaliate and, it appears, accidentally shoot down a plane with 63 Canadians on board.