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Short Wave's scientist in residence Regina Barber talks with NASA astronaut Josh Cassada about daily life on the International Space Station.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Yun Sun, director of the Stimson Center's China program, about the state of relations between the U.S. and China as economic competition ramps up between the two.

Ryan Murphy's trashy melodrama further cements his parallels with Lee Daniels and Tyler Perry. But even fans of "so bad it's good" trash TV would throw their hands up in agony at Murphy's new show starring Kim Kardashian.

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with SOAS, University of London Professor Avinash Paliwal, about the significance of Rishi Sunak becoming the U.K.'s first prime minister of color.

Marjorie Taylor Greene rose to prominence as one of President Trump's most outspoken allies. But in recent months she's begun to criticize him. What is driving the shift?

Mail theft can happen around the holidays, but sometimes, instead of getting a new iPad, the thief swipes a mail order medicine. Here's what to do about it.

The recent shooting of two National Guardsmen in D.C. has revived calls from the Trump administration for "reverse migration," or "remigration." But those ideas trace back to European extremists.

Project 2025 is a 922-page blueprint for the next Republican president from the Heritage Foundation, a conservatives thinktank. But the plan has mostly attracted negative attention.

The DOJ has sued the entire federal district court in Maryland over an order that puts a temporary hold on deportations, intensifying a confrontation between the Trump administration and the courts.

Companies have been accused of claiming to support Pride without changing behind the scenes. As more states pass anti-trans and anti-gay laws, some companies are ending even the appearance of support.

People who get regular short bouts of exercise are less likely to develop diabetes, dementia and heart disease, a new study finds. And an added benefit - regular movement puts people in a better mood.

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Kate Bedingfield, deputy campaign manager for the Biden campaign, about the most recent primary results and where the campaign heads next.

Host Melissa Block talks with NPR's Claudio Sanchez about Tuesday's unanimous vote to reinstate University of Virginia president Teresa Sullivan. The university campus has been in an uproar since members of the university's board of visitors forced Sullivan out in a behind-the-scenes maneuver. Virginia's governor ordered the board to hold a formal vote on whether Sullivan should stay.

On Monday the U.S. Supreme Court upheld a provision of the Arizona immigration law known as "show me your papers." The law instructs law enforcement officers to question the immigration status of people stopped for other reasons that are suspected of being in the state illegally. For a look at how this is being implemented, All Things Considered host Audie Cornish speaks with Tucson Police Chief Roberto Villasenor.

The Trump administration launched military strikes in Syria to "eliminate" Islamic State group fighters in retaliation for an attack that killed two U.S. troops and an American interpreter a week ago.

AFP's Dylan Collins was among journalists injured in an Israeli attack on Lebanon in 2023. The attack killed Reuters' Issam Abdallah. Collins was in Washington this month to press for accountability.

Dr. Chari Cohen, president of the Hepatitis B Foundation, says there is no scientific basis for scaling back newborn hepatitis B shots.

Prince Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud is visiting the White House. Greeted with military planes and a procession, he and Trump were friendly with each other as they spoke to reporters in the Oval Office.

After warning Americans to get out of Ukraine, President Biden gives his latest remarks about whether Russia plans to invade.