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Climate Scientist Pens Open Letter To President-Elect Trump

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks to Ben Santer, a climate scientist at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, about his open letter to Donald Trump on climate change.

Central Texas Leadership Series: Joe Palca

NPR's Joe Palca came to town for a series of KWBU events. Before headng home we got Joe in the KWBU studio with Truell Hyde for a special edition of the…

Outrage in South Korea over workers arrested at Georgia factory

Nearly 500 Korean immigrants working to build a battery factory in Georgia were arrested.

An Afghan woman inks her finger during the presidential election at a polling station in Jalalabad, east of Kabul, Afghanistan, on Saturday.

Afghans Head To Polls Despite Violence

Afghans are choosing between two former government ministers in a presidential election that will be the first transfer of power by ballot in Afghanistan's history.

In <em>The Fault in Our Stars</em>, Gus and Hazel, played by Ansel Elgort and Shailene Woodley, play two teenagers with cancer.

Cancer When You're Young Isn't Always 'The Fault In Our Stars'

We asked teenagers and young adults if the movie gets close to the reality of living through cancer. They said the loneliness, yes. The Hollywood hair, not so much.

Tourists pose with a U.S. and Brazilian flag ahead of the 2014 World Cup in Rio de Janeiro.

At World Cup, Patriotism Is More Than Jersey Deep

In a sea of national colors, one American soccer fan dons the red and white of the U.S. team. Even the youngest locals seem unimpressed.

Richard Roszkowski, convicted of murdering three people in 2006, listens during his sentencing in Bridgeport, Conn., in May. Connecticut is one of three states that has eliminated the death penalty only for crimes committed after the repeal took effect.

Despite Death Penalty Repeal, Conn. Hands Down A Death Sentence

Connecticut abolished capital punishment in 2012. But in May, a Connecticut judge sentenced Richard Roszkowski to death for three murders. The answer to the apparent contradiction is in the dates.

Kurdish Forces Step In Behind Fleeing Iraqi Troops

After Iraqi troops fled, Kurdish forces moved in to northern Iraq. NPR's Scott Simon asks the region's foreign minister, Falah Mustafah Baktir, if this is a push for an independent Kurdish state.

Militants Advance Toward Iraq's Capital

President Obama ruled out sending in U.S. ground forces to Iraq, but vows to take action. NPR's Scott Simon talks to reporter Jane Arraf as Islamic fighters push closer to Baghdad.

After Isolation, Bergdahl Likely Faces A Long Recovery

The medical team helping Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl reintegrate into the Army says he is learning to make all the daily decisions he was denied during his imprisonment by the Taliban.

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