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NPR's Ayesha Rascoe asks retired U.S. naval officer Peter Rybski why the Coast Guard has fallen behind on producing icebreakers and what that means for U.S. influence in the Arctic.

Israel has voted to end cooperation with UNRWA, the United Nations agency providing aid to Palestinian refugees. The move threatens key services for hundreds of thousands of refugees in the West Bank.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks to the French writer Pauline Arrighi about the impact of a mass rape trial that has shocked France.

Minnesota authorities have revealed more details about the attempted bribery of a juror in a $250 million fraud trial.

NPR's series "Throw It Back" explores how the objects we love as kids shape how we see and live in the world as adults. It continues with the story of Dominic Lucero and his fishing poles.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with concert pianist Khatia Buniatishvili about her new allbum, "Mozart," which honors the 18th century composer.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with Marisha Pessl about her new book for teens. The idea for the twist-filled thriller "Darkly" came out of her girlhood love of board games.

San Francisco's new mayor, Daniel Lurie, has never held public office before. What does his win indicate about how voters are feeling about homelessness and other big issues the city is facing?

In Louisiana, religious leaders disagree over a state law that requires every public school classroom to display the Ten Commandments but still work together to address community needs.

In Legacy of Lies, El Salvador 1981-1984, photojournalist Robert Nickelsberg documents how U.S. foreign policy fueled a violent 13-year civil war in El Salvador.