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A state plan to rebuild two aging prisons has some state and local government leaders in Logan County concerned about the future of a facility that provides nearly 500 jobs in the area.

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul went to Long Island to announce that the turbines are delivering clean power to the local electric grid, flipping a massive light switch to "turn on the future."

NPR’S Ailsa Chang talks with former Israeli diplomat Alon Pinkas, about whether Israel might be provoking an escalation in the Middle East that could drag the U.S. into conflict.

Saeed al-Batal is a pseudonym for a Syrian photographer who lives in a rebel area near the capital, Damascus. In one of his periodic talks with NPR, he says he has just lost his home again.

NPR’s Scott Simon speaks to Dr. Marc Owen-Jones, a disinformation researcher, about the role of social media during race riots in the UK.

Phogat defeated the reigning Olympic champion on her way to a spot in the final. But Indian officials said that despite drastic measures, such as cutting her hair, she was around 100 grams overweight.

Linguist John McWhorter speaks with Steve Inskeep about Donald Trump's "weaving" style of speech.

NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with actor Ian McKellen about his starring role as a powerful London theater critic who savages "bad performance" in Anand Tucker's new film The Critic.

Across the U.S., some conservatives say they're losing their right to free speech. Opponents accuse them of using hate speech that should be silenced. Sunday in Portland marked the latest flare-up.

Scott Simon talks with rapper and producer RZA of the Wu-Tang Clan about his new ice cream jingle to replace "Turkey in the Straw," which has links to minstrel shows.