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  • Security Tops Agenda as Bush Seeks Second Term
    Accepting the Republican nomination for a second term, President Bush outlines proposals addressing education, health care and other domestic issues, while attacking Sen. John Kerry. But the post-Sept. 11 world and war on terrorism dominate Bush's speech. Hear NPR's Mara Liasson.
  • Gandhi Won't Take India's Top Spot
    Sonia Gandhi, heir to India's Nehru-Gandhi dynasty, gives up her chance to become prime minister, reportedly to protect her Congress Party's new government from attacks over her Italian birth. Manmohan Singh, architect of the country's financial reforms, is now seen as the favorite to become prime minister. NPR's Philip Reeves reports.
  • A vehicle burns at Baghdad International Airport following an airstrike in Baghdad on Friday. The Pentagon said the U.S. operation killed Gen. Qassem Soleimani, the head of Iran's elite Quds Force.
    U.S. Kills Top Iranian Military Leader In Airstrike
    Gen. Qassem Soleimani was killed Friday in Baghdad. The U.S. secretary of defense said Soleimani "was actively developing plans to attack American diplomats and service members throughout the region."
  • Rodney Scott (L), commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Todd Lyons (C), acting director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and Joseph Edlow (R), director of US Citizenship and Immigration Services, testify before a House appropriations subcommittee on April 16 in Washington, D.C.
    Top five takeaways from Homeland Security budget hearings
    Lawmakers have been in a stalemate for over 60 days about funding the entire department, which includes agencies that oversee immigration enforcement, disaster relief, cybersecurity and the U.S. Coast Guard.
  • Students from a Harlem Children's Zone school visit Hunter College in New York. College visits are one way schools encourage students to attend college after graduation; now, a growing number of schools are working to help students <em>succeed</em> in college as well.
    Beyond College-Ready: Top Charter Schools Support Graduates In College
    Many elite charter schools boast of making students from challenging socioeconomic backgrounds ready for college. Now some programs are focused on helping more of those students finish their degrees.
  • Former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows is one of four former advisers to then-President Donald Trump who were issued subpoenas Thursday by the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.
    Jan. 6 Panel Subpoenas Former Trump Officials Including Mark Meadows, Steve Bannon
    The subpoenas compel the four former Trump administration officials to produce documents relevant to the U.S. Capitol riot by Oct. 7 and then sit for a deposition the following week.
  • Pakistani relatives mourn the death of a heatstroke victim outside a hospital in Karachi on Tuesday.
    Death Toll From Heatwave In Pakistan Tops 600
    In Karachi, temperatures surpassed 111 degrees Fahrenheit. The government has called on the military to set up makeshift medical camps.
  • Jan. 6 House committee members, from left, Democratic Reps. Pete Aguilar, Zoe Lofgren, Adam Schiff and Chairman Bennie Thompson, are on the ballot in November, as are Reps. Jamie Raskin and Elaine Luria.
    These 6 members of the Jan. 6 committee are up for reelection in 2022
    Six members of the House panel investigating the Jan. 6 riots on the U.S. Capitol are running for reelection in 2022.
  • Turmoil At The Top Raises The Specter Of A Coup In Baghdad
    Vivian Salama of the Associated Press joins Melissa Block to talk about the latest developments in Iraq — including a power struggle in Baghdad and the U.S. response to dangers facing Kurdish and Yazidi peoples.
  • A Jubilant Voice
    Jubilant Sykes is an artist who feels at home with all kinds of music -- from Bach to Billboard to Broadway standards. With his latest CD, "Wait For Me," the baritone singer adds folk, pop and gospel to his repertory. All Things Considered host Michele Norris talks with the classically trained musician about his passion, his faith and his fierce work ethic.
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