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Elizabeth Shuler, the first woman ever elected president of the labor federation, is pledging a massive organizing drive over the next decade, with a goal of adding 1 million new union members.

Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, Pakistan's foreign minister, is at the U.N. along with other leaders to seek help for a country ravaged by floods.

Just before he invaded Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed with other leaders that "a nuclear war cannot be won and must never be fought." So why is he eroding a key treaty?

NPR's Juana Summers talks with Aubrey Gordon about her new book "You Just Need To Lose Weight and 19 Other Myths About Fat People."

Just this month, employees at a battery plant in Ohio voted to join the United Auto Workers (UAW) union – an apparent first for an electric vehicle or battery cell plant not owned entirely by the Big Three legacy automakers. The UAW would very much like Rivian to be next.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with director J.D. Dillard about his new movie "Devotion." It's about the trust built between a Black pilot and his wingman as they fight in the Korean War.

President Obama outlines his strategy for Afghanistan at a speech at West Point on Tuesday. Obama will likely face a skeptical audience; support for the war is in decline. Ambassador Wendy Sherman, special adviser to President Clinton, and Michael Gerson, chief speechwriter to President George W. Bush, offer their insight.

China has seen a series of disappointing economic data this year. UBS' Tao Wang explains what went wrong with the anticipated recovery after China's tough COVID restrictions, and what could come next.

Illinois has been historically strong in immigration. For decades, its numbers were right up there with the four border states near Mexico. That has ebbed in recent years, starting with the overall decline following the Great Recession and then during the Trump administration that imposed additional restrictions.

Former U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger’s new book “Renegade” chronicles his break from the Republican Party and Donald Trump, though it’s the long list of McLean County cameos and name-drops that will jump off the page for local readers.