Middle East
May 17, 2021
The battle between Israel and Hamas shows little sign of letting up. Militant rocket fire into Israel continues as do Israeli air strikes.
Television
May 17, 2021
AT&T announced it's spinning off WarnerMedia, just five years after acquiring Time Warner. It will create a new media company with Discovery in an attempt to better compete with Netflix and Disney.
Latin America
May 17, 2021
As Latin America endures its worst moment in the pandemic, NPR's Audie Cornish talks with journalists Dan Collyns in Peru and Nicolle Yapur in Venezuela about the spread of COVID-19 in each country.
Politics
May 17, 2021
Gayle Smith is a former USAID director who has worked with some of the world's largest aid organizations. Now, President Biden has put her in charge of efforts to help share COVID-19 doses.
Middle East
May 17, 2021
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with University of Maryland professor Shibley Telhami about how the Israeli-Palestinian conflict affects the political landscape for Mahmoud Abbas and Benjamin Netanyahu.
Books
May 17, 2021
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with poet Tracy K. Smith about a new book she co-edited, There's a Revolution Outside, My Love: Letters from a Crisis, reflecting on 2020.
Health
May 17, 2021
The new CDC guidance on masks is being met with different reactions in Washington, which — despite being cautious — is now dealing with a fourth wave of coronavirus.
Politics
May 17, 2021
President Biden is facing more pressure among Democrats to call for a cease fire between Israel and Hamas, as the White House insists "quiet" diplomacy behind the scenes is the best approach.
Global Health
May 17, 2021
President Biden announced today the U.S. will be sharing 20 million doses of vaccine against COVID-19 — Pfizer, Moderna and Johnson & Johnson — with the rest of the world.
Health
May 17, 2021
Business owners were caught by surprise when the CDC issued new guidance saying vaccinated people did not need to wear masks indoors. Now they're rethinking their own mask policies.
