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The Bloomington-Normal NAACP says the confirmation of judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the U.S. Supreme Court fills a void on the court that has been minimized for centuries.

Troops from 27 countries wrapped up one of the largest NATO war games since the 1980s — in the Arctic. A it was scheduled two years ago, but Russia's war in Ukraine gave the exercise a Cold War feel.

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Daleep Singh, White House Deputy National Security Adviser for International Economics, about the latest round of sanctions imposed on Russia.

Attorney General Merrick Garland says the United States is assisting efforts to examine potential war crimes in Ukraine as evidence of violence against civilians mounts.

NPR's Steve Inskeep in Kandahar reports on the Mosque of Mullah Mohammed Omar. It's a huge and unfinished monument to the Taliban leader.

George Harrison was "the quiet Beatle." But his soulful world view and unique guitar style helped give the group its distinctive sound. Harrison died at 58 after a long battle with cancer. All Things Considered host Robert Siegel speaks with Michael Palin of Monty Python's Flying Circus, who was a friend of Harrison.

The Pelco DX 9000 Plus face recognition device takes pictures of airline passengers, then compares those pictures to its database of several hundred known terrorists. The system is being used for the first time at the airport in Fresno, Calif.

He's taking the helm as Starbucks workers band together to form unions.

Did the great masters use optics to help them create artworks long before photography came around? David Hockney thinks so, and he tells Liane Hansen why on Weekend Edition Sunday. Secret Knowledge: Rediscovering the Lost Techniques of the Old Masters (Viking Studio; ISBN: 0670030260).

NPR's Lisa Simeone speaks with French journalist and sometimes musician Marc Telenne about his new CD Songs for Cabriolets. The man who goes by the pseudonym Karl Zero laughs his way through affectionate spoofs of songs from around the world.