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NPR interviews with current and former officials reveal more of the backstory around the military's strikes in the Caribbean.

Two differing accounts have raised questions about an attack on a house in Balad, Iraq, last Wednesday. An Iraqi police report says U.S. forces executed 11 family members. The U.S. military says that is highly unlikely. Matthew Schofield, of Knight Ridder's European Bureau, talks with Melissa Block about the report.

Also: A recount is expected in Atlanta's mayoral election; a plot is reportedly thwarted to kill the U.K. prime minister; and the federal government will partly close unless a spending bill passes.

Russian United Nations Ambassador Vassily Nebenzia called it a "hostile" action.

Member of Parliament Mark Pritchard explains why he thinks the United Kingdom should remain in the E.U.

The global effort to end child marriage is in the news. In the U.S., there's a new bill before Congress (but it's controversial). And the U.N. is designating a day dedicated to ending the practice.

While much of the focus has been on deportations of Latinx, other groups have been under increased scrutiny.

From trade to technology to the handling of the coronavirus, the relationship between the U.S. and China seems to be disintegrating. NPR's correspondents discuss increasing tensions amid the pandemic.

Sarah Cheshire asks, What does the concept of enacting social change mean?

Diana Mahoney interviews fellow student freedom riders about the southern perspective.