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U.S. authorities are using laws dating to the 1700s in novel ways to combat piracy on the high seas, going after people who may never actually climb aboard a ship. The targets include men who negotiate and finance piracy plots as far away as the horn of Africa. And the strategy may be working.

The latest group of Cambodian immigrants to be deported from the U.S. arrived in Phnom Penh on Wednesday. Steve Inskeep talks to attorney Melanie Kim about who they are and why they're being deported.

Puerto Rico's men's basketball team deals the U.S. men a 19-point drubbing, defeating the U.S. Olympic team 92-73. It is the first defeat for the U.S. team since it began using NBA players 12 years ago. Hear NPR's Renee Montagne and NPR's Tom Goldman.

U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan plans to take disciplinary action against current and former officials involved in the oil-for-food program for Iraq. Mismanagement of the program -- designed to help Iraqis under U.N. sanctions during Saddam Hussein's rule -- has tarnished the U.N.'s reputation.

This episode of Pop Columbus dives into the world of B movies, which are now some of the most profitable movies being made. Co-hosts Eric French and Sean…

In a transition of power presided over by King Charles, Andy Burnham has replaced Keir Starmer as the United Kingdom's prime minister. Both are from the center-left Labour Party.

The man accused of placing two pipe bombs in Washington on the eve of Jan. 6, 2021 told investigators someone needed to "speak up" for people who believed the 2020 election was stolen, prosecutors said Sunday.

The U.S. attacks were in retaliation for what the U.S. Central Command called "an attempted surprise attack" with ballistic missiles on Tuesday against U.S. forces in the Middle East.

It wasn't easy, pretty or elegant, but the American team will advance to play host France on Friday.

Here & Now’s Jeremy Hobson talks with business journalist Ali Velshi about the shifts.