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Martin S. Indyk speaks at the State Department, July 29, 2013, in Washington.

Martin Indyk, former U.S. diplomat and author, dies at 73

Veteran diplomat Martin S. Indyk, an author and leader at prominent U.S. think tanks who devoted years to finding a path toward peace in the Middle East, died Thursday. He was 73.

Judge orders the Trump administration to return a Guatemalan man to the U.S.

A federal judge ordered the Trump administration late Friday to facilitate the return of a Guatemalan man it deported to Mexico in spite of his fears of being harmed there.

Puerto Rico Celebrates 100 Years Of U.S. Citizenship

It's been 100 years since President Woodrow Wilson signed a law making Puerto Ricans U.S. citizens. But it's a limited form of citizenship. Island residents can't cast ballots for president and don't have voting representation in Washington, D.C. A referendum to change Puerto Rico's political status is set for June.

<a href="http://kofenyacoffee.com/">Kofenya Coffee</a> in Oxford, Ohio, has been operating a token-based pay-it-forward scheme for around six months. Customers pay for a cup of coffee in advance for a stranger.

Movement To Pay It Forward With A Cup Of Coffee Spills Into U.S.

The idea behind Suspended Coffees: Buy a cup of coffee in advance for a stranger who couldn't otherwise afford it. The movement took off in cafes across Europe. It's now finding its legs in the U.S.

Harold Koh (left), the top lawyer at the U.S. State Department, stands with Assistant Secretary of State Michael Posner during a news conference after the United States' first review before the U.N. Human Rights Council last November.

Human Rights Defender Now Fights For U.S. Policy

As the top lawyer for the Obama State Department, Harold Koh is defending a lot of things that surprise his friends on the left — including U.S. involvement in Libya, and the use of American drones that target people in Pakistan and Yemen.

It's Been Another Decade Of Income Inequality In The U.S.

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to David Wessel of the Hutchins Center at the Brookings Institution about rising income inequality amid the longest period of economic expansion in U.S. history.

U.S. Intelligence Community Is Still Investigating The Origins Of The Coronavirus

The Trump administration keeps raising the possibility that the coronavirus came from a lab in Wuhan, China. But the intelligence community is still investigating and has yet to reach a conclusion.

Analyzing The Path Forward For U.S.-North Korea Relations

Rachel Martin talks to Washington Post reporter Anna Fifield about President Trump and North Korea's leader signing an agreement committing to peace and denuclearization on the Korean peninsula.

Despite Strong Economy, Interest On U.S. Debt Builds

Steve Inskeep talks to Maya MacGuineas, president of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, about what to do now that the U.S. will soon pay more to service debt than it does on the military.

A man pushes his bicycle along a trash-strewn street in Havana, Cuba, Tuesday, June 9, 2026.

With U.S. doors shutting, Cubans turn to Brazil for asylum

For years, many Cubans hoping to leave the island looked to the United States. Now, with legal pathways largely closed, a growing number are heading to Brazil instead.

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