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Earlier this week, the NCAA and ACC decided to pull their conferences out of North Carolina, citing the controversial bathroom bill as the reason for their decision. North Carolina State Sen. Tamara Barringer is a Republican who voted for the bill in March, but has since called on lawmakers to repeal the bill. She is one of two Republican senators in the state to do so. NPR's Kelly McEvers talks to Barringer about why she made that decision.

Shooter Jennings expanded the parameters of Country, Rock ‘n’ Roll and more.

Sara visits cooks in Miami and N.C. with unique takes on traditional Latin American foods.

Antonio Guterres, the newly named secretary-general, has seen things that make him ask: "What has happened to the dignity and worth of the human person?"

On Saturday the Security Council unanimously passed a resolution in support of a bid by Russia and Turkey to end the violence in Syria. This week a cease-fire was announced in the war-torn country.

The U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees says estimates for the number of internally displaced persons ranges from 120,000 to 150,000. Separately, Oxfam puts the figure at 121,000.

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks with director Greg Barker about the new Netflix movie "Sergio." The charismatic United Nations diplomat Sergio Viera de Mello was killed in Iraq in 2003.

Former national security adviser Mike Waltz, removed from office amid the Signal chat controversy, spent Tuesday in the Senate confirmation hearing for his nomination as U.S. ambassador to the U.N.

The 1991 film earned him two Oscar nods and a spot in history as the youngest person and first African American ever nominated for best director. Singleton died in Los Angeles after a stroke.

Attempts to cross or damage a fence "are not sufficient grounds for the use of live ammunition," the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights said.