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NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Yuki Tatsumi, senior associate of the East Asia program at the Stimson Center, about Emperor Akihito's video message to the people of Japan. In the broadcast, he said he wants to abdicate the throne — the first time in 200 years for an emperor to do so.

Donald Trump laid out his economic policies during a speech in Detroit Monday.

Simone Biles led the star-studded U.S. women's gymnastics team Sunday night in qualifiers at the Summer Olympic games. Biles and teammate Aly Raisman will advance to the all-around competition.

Chief Justice Roy Moore is fighting to keep his job. He's accused of judicial ethics violations for ordering probate judges to ignore the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling legalizing same-sex marriage.

To international foodies, the Rocas are rock stars of haute cuisine. This summer, they've bolted their restaurant in Spain to cook gourmet pop-up meals in five cities over five weeks.

NPR's Audie Cornish talks with Peter Hollens, an a cappella singer who regularly releases new music on his YouTube channel, about how the proliferation of music online could be a plus for artists.

NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Tsigereda Birhanu, an activist and former domestic worker in Beirut, about how that community is experiencing this tumultuous period in Lebanon.

New York City is setting up quarantine "checkpoints" for travelers from states that are COVID-19 hot spots. The city wants travelers from high-risk states to quarantine for 14 days upon arrival.

President Trump is again considering letting former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich out of prison early. Blagojevich is serving 14 years for trying to sell Obama's U.S. Senate seat.

Recent boycotts and public shaming of donors to President Trump have prompted a backlash among conservatives and renewed arguments over the transparency of campaign donations.