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Russian President Vladimir Putin meets President George W. Bush at the G-8 economic summit in Genoa, Italy on July 22, 2001. The leaders initially had a good relationship. But shortly before Bush left office, he told Putin, "Vladimir, you're cold-blooded."

Russia, The Place Where U.S. Presidents Get Their Hopes Dashed

U.S. presidents have a tradition of entering office and expressing hope for improved relations with Russia. This is matched by a tradition of presidents leaving office amid friction with Moscow.

Gen. Sami Sadat salutes Afghani troops in April 2021. <em>"</em>The Afghan military is one of the more advanced militaries that learned from the best, from the U.S. forces," he tells NPR's <em>All Things Considered</em>. "To be honest, for the past one year, the Afghan forces have held their ground pretty good, I'd say."

Afghan General Says Army Will Survive U.S. Troop Withdrawal

Gen. Sami Sadat spoke with NPR about day-to-day life in Afghanistan, how the army will operate without U.S. support and what he's learned over the years during the war.

U.S. Ambassador to South Korea Mark Lippert waves as he leaves a hospital in Seoul, where he recovered from being attacked by a knife-wielding South Korean nationalist.

U.S. Ambassador Leaves Hospital After Attack In South Korea

"I'm walking, talking, holding my baby, hugging my wife, so I just feel really good," U.S. Ambassador Mark Lippert says as he is released from a Seoul hospital days after he was attacked.

U.S. Sails Near Disputed Island In South China Sea

A guided missile destroyer sailed within 12 nautical miles of Triton Island on Saturday. It was a challenge to maritime restrictions by China, Taiwan and Vietnam, which all lay claim to the island.

Fairfield Works is located in Fairfield, a suburb of Birmingham, Ala.

U.S. Steel To End Steelmaking Operations At Storied Alabama Plant

The company is closing the blast furnace at the plant near Birmingham, which once rolled steel for ships during World War I and was the center of the city's steel industry.

Jamaica Says U.S. And Others Are 'Poaching' Its Nurses

Some surgeries are being postponed due to a lack of nursing staff.

U.S., Iraqi Forces Celebrate Advances Against ISIS

Iraqi government forces appear on the way to pushing ISIS out of the city of Ramadi but it's just a small part of the vast territory the militant group controls.

United States Postal Service carrier Henrietta Dixon gets into her truck to deliver mail in Philadelphia on May 6.

A Brief History Of Political Interference In The U.S. Postal Service

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks to Winifred Gallagher, author of How the Post Office Created America,about political interference in the U.S. Postal Service.

Iranian Americans React To Escalating U.S.-Iran Tensions

NPR's Michel Martin talks with radio host Reza Goharzad about how the Iranian American community in Southern California is reacting to the airstrike that killed top Iranian general Qassem Soleimani.

Pharmacist Raphael Lynne gives a flu shot in Miami in 2018. This year's vaccination against influenza has been reducing infections by "about 40 to 50 percent," says Emily Martin, an epidemiologist with the University of Michigan School of Public Health.

U.S. Flu Season Beginning To Ease, Modelers Say

Though COVID-19 has captured the headlines, influenza places a huge burden on the health care system. This year's flu shot provides good protection, the CDC says, so do get one if you haven't already.

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